Jill Hamilton
Director, Blue Climate Strategy at Conservation International
Washington, D.C.
Joined December 2025
Summary
Leads blue climate and ocean policy efforts at an international conservation organization, focusing on ocean-based climate solutions and coastal resilience. conservation+1
Bridges science and policy through applied research on fisheries and coastal management, producing research that has informed policy and program strategies. duke+1
Has direct legislative and federal experience, having served as a Knauss Sea Grant fellow at the Department of State and as a legislative assistant covering ocean and coastal policy for a U.S. Senator. duke+1
Engages in multilateral and technical forums to advance nature-based and hybrid (green-grey) coastal adaptation approaches and to mobilize finance for ocean resilience. sustainability-coalition+1
Work
Education
Projects
Writing
Tri-national collaboration at the Tulane Environmental Law & Policy Summit
Blog post describing organization of a panel to explore tri-national collaboration among Cuba, Mexico and the U.S. for marine protected areas and collaborative marine policy.
DukeFish at the 2018 AFS Tidewater Meeting
Blog post presenting summer research on fisheries learning networks and outreach activities including a conference presentation.