Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
| Philippe Cousteau | |
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Cousteau on the Great Barrier Reef 2012
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| Born |
Philippe-Pierre Jacques-Yves Arnault Cousteau Jr. January 20, 1980 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews (M.A.) |
| Occupation | Environmental Advocate, Author, Speaker, TV Host |
| Spouse(s) | Ashlan Gorse (m. 2013) |
| Parent(s) | Philippe Cousteau, Jan Cousteau |
| Relatives |
Alexandra Cousteau (sister) Jacques-Yves Cousteau (grandfather) |
Philippe-Pierre Jacques-Yves Arnault Cousteau Jr. is the son of Philippe Cousteau and the grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Cousteau has continued the work of his father and grandfather by educating the public about environmental and conservation issues.
He was born in Santa Monica, California in 1980 to Jan Cousteau, the widow of Philippe Cousteau, who died six months before the birth; he is the grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Philippe grew up in France and the United States. He graduated from St. Andrews University in Scotland where he earned an M.A. in History.
In 2000, he co-founded EarthEcho International with his mother Jan Cousteau and his sister Alexandra Cousteau. EarthEcho International is based in Washington, D.C., and its mission is to "empower youth to take action that protects and restores our water planet."
In 2007, he co-founded Azure Worldwide, an environmental consulting, development, marketing and media company which was the successor to his earlier for-profit venture, Thalassa Ventures Corporation.
From 2008–2011, Cousteau served as Chief Ocean Correspondent for Animal Planet. He has co-hosted a series called Oceans on BBC Two, and has served a correspondent on CNN and for the public radio show, Living on Earth.
In 2010, he spent a great deal of time covering the BP Oil Spill with ABC’s Good Morning America and Sam Champion and later CNN. Cousteau was the first person to scuba dive on television into the spill.
In May 2012, Cousteau and AdvisorShares launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) called the AdvisorShares Global Echo ETF Exchange focused on sustainable investing; the fund said it would donate a portion of the fund management fees to Global Echo Foundation, a nonprofit co-founded by Cousteau.
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