Esther Wozniak

Esther Wozniak works to advance The Pew Charitable Trusts’ advocacy for sustainable global fisheries, particularly through Atlantic and Mediterranean regional fisheries management organizations. Wozniak previously worked on Pew’s global shark conservation project, focusing on managing and conserving sharks and rays in the Pacific region. She also successfully pushed to protect and regulate international trade of sharks and rays at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. In addition to her conservation work, Wozniak focuses on multiple efforts within Pew to advance inclusion, diversity, and equity.

Before joining Pew, Wozniak worked on the intersection between ocean science and policy at the University of the South Pacific, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Wozniak holds a bachelor’s degree in marine science from the University of the South Pacific, Fiji.