Dr. Scott Beatty

As Founder and CEO of MarineLabs, Dr. Scott Beatty has a dream job at the nexus of ocean-enthusiast, tech visionary, and coastal weather expert. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, with a focus on Ocean Engineering from University of Victoria. Over his 18 years in maritime technology as engineer, researcher and consultant he executed influential and highly cited work on wave energy, served as convener of the IEC committee on wave energy performance assessment, helped International Governments invest >100M in marine tech, and served as judge for US DOE Blue Economy prize competitions. Scott now leads MarineLabs as they operate and expand a continent wide fleet of sensors fused with an expanding set of weather models and data sources, aiming to transform marine safety and help build climate resilient coastal infrastructure.