Torsten Thiele is an expert in ocean governance and sustainable blue finance, drawing on over 20 years experience in project and infrastructure finance with leading financial institutions and on over a decade of ocean research, focussing on the sustainable blue economy and innovative finance solutions.

Torsten Thiele acts as consultant to governments and international institutions. He is Founder of Global Ocean Trust, Strategic Advisor to the IUCN Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility and Senior Advisor to the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance. Recent publications address high seas finance, climate policy, coastal infrastructure, nature-based solutions and innovative blue finance.

Torsten Thiele holds degrees from the universities of Cambridge, Bonn and Harvard and is an Affiliate Scholar at the Research Institute for Sustainability, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, Germany and Honorary Fellow at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK.