Krisy Kroeker is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz, with expertise in community ecology, species interactions, global change biology, marine ecology. Kroeker has been a leader in solutions-based climate change science and planning, working with international organizations such as the World Bank and the Nature Conservancy, briefing Congress on the potential effects of ocean acidification, and engaging in local planning for climate adaptation in the Central California Marine Sanctuaries. Her research interests include coastal sustainability, climate change, multiple stressors, social-ecological systems, policy and management.