Andrew Rosenberg

Andrew A. Rosenberg is a senior science advisor to the Union of Concerned Scientists, advising the organization on scientific policy, strategy, and connecting science to public policy. He has more than 35 years of experience in government service, academic and non-profit leadership, and is an internationally recognized expert on the intersection between science and public policy. He is the author of over a hundred peer-reviewed studies and reports on science policy, marine ecosystems, fisheries, and ocean management.

Dr. Rosenberg served as the inaugural director of the Center for Science and Democracy at UCS from 2012 to 2022. Previously, he was senior vice president for science and knowledge at Conservation International, and as the northeast regional administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In this position, he negotiated recovery plans for New England and mid-Atlantic fishery resources, endangered species protections, and habitat conservation programs. He later became deputy director of the service.

Dr. Rosenberg was also the convening lead author of the oceans chapter of the US Climate Impacts Advisory Panel and of the UN World Ocean Assessment. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences’ Ocean Studies Board and the US Commission on Ocean Policy. He was a professor of natural resources and the environment at the University of New Hampshire, where he previously served as dean of the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture.

Dr. Rosenberg received his Ph.D. in biology from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, and previously studied oceanography at Oregon State University and fisheries biology at the University of Massachusetts.