Dr. Greg Asner is Director of the Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science based in Hilo, Hawaiʻi. He directs the Allen Coral Atlas and the Global Airborne Observatory, which has supported the conservation and management of coral reefs worldwide. In his home state of Hawaiʻi, Greg founded and directs the ʻĀkoʻakoʻa Reef Restoration Program, which combines science, education, cultural leadership, and government collaboration to improve reef resilience. Greg received his graduate degrees from the University of Colorado based on his conservation research on Molokaʻi and Hawaiʻi islands. In 2001, he joined the Carnegie Institution for Science, where he developed and led the Pacific Ridge-to-Reef Program for 18 years. In 2018, he co-founded the Hawaiʻi Marine Education and Research Center, a non-profit convening center for communities and government agencies. In 2019, Arizona State University hired Greg to remain in Hawaiʻi, naming him professor and director to advance solutions-oriented research in coastal and marine conservation. Greg’s scientific efforts focus on large-scale forest and reef diagnostics, restoration, and decision-making using field work, community engagement, airborne and satellite mapping, and computer modeling. He has published more than 950 scientific reports and has served numerous state, national, and international programs. His science is driven in service to people of place, in Hawaiʻi and around the world.