The Sustainable Oceans Alliance is a youth-led organization that empowers Millennials to become leaders in preserving the health and sustainability of their oceans. With education, resources and collaborative opportunities, they aim to inspire Millennials to create measurable impact by incentivizing social and environmental investments and fostering cross-sector partnerships.

Their vision is to provide a youth platform for innovative cross-sector collaboration through which business practices, effective legislation, and cutting edge technology can catalyze solutions. With youth delegation in over 50 countries, and chapters opening nationally and internationally, their network of young leaders continues to grow.

In April 2015, the founding chapter of SOA hosted an internationally-broadcast day-long summit, with approximately 500 participants in attendance. The event became a global foundation that enabled cross-sector conversation between leaders with expertise in fields of business, science, and policy. In combining education, resources, and collaborative opportunities, they aim to bridge the divide between the position of being students and being integral forces of change. This event has now become an annual summit, hosting ocean sustainability leaders such as Dr. Sylvia Earle, Dr. Enric Sala, and Dr. Greg Stone.

In 2016, SOA co-hosted the Our Ocean Conference with the U.S. State Department, which drew distinguished world leaders and 150 youth delegates from over 50 countries. In October of 2017, SOA will co-host the Our Ocean Conference with the European Union, this time bringing 100 global youth delegates to share their action pledges.