Edith Anne "Edie" Widder Smith (born June 11, 1951 ) is an American oceanographer, marine biologist, and the Co-founder, CEO and Senior Scientist at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association. Read full biography of Edith Widder →
Exploration is the engine that drives innovation. Innovation drives economic growth. So let's all go exploring.
We've only explored about 5% of our ocean. There are great discoveries yet to be made down there - fantastic creatures representing millions of... →
I just was mesmerized by all of this life everywhere I looked. And so I wanted to be a marine biologist.
I think I have the best job in the world. Seventy-one percent of the planet is covered by water, we've explored less than five percent of the... →
I loved anything to do with animals from a very early age.
I never, ever would have imagined the kind of career I've had. It just wouldn't have occurred to me that anything like this could have been... →
Edith Anne "Edie" Widder Smith (born June 11, 1951 ) is an American oceanographer, marine biologist, and the Co-founder, CEO and Senior Scientist at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association.