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Ioanna Karageorge is a Greek-American ocean science professional living in New York, NY, where she works in Business Operations at OceanX. She has been with OceanX for over four years, shaping best practices for ocean exploration, education, nature filmmaking, and core operational functions. Previously, Ioanna served as a Student Trainee at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Region 1’s New England Office. Her work at the EPA from 2020–2021 focused on data management for NPDES permit reporting within the ICIS database, as well as public lead-safety education for the Environmental Justice Unit through the Connecticut Geographic Initiative.

Ioanna holds a Bachelor’s degree (cum laude) from Boston University in Environmental Analysis & Policy with a minor in Marine Science. Her undergraduate research centered on coastal Massachusetts wetland ecology, with a focus on mapping marsh-boundary erosion and evaluating eelgrass restoration efficacy. She has also conducted international fieldwork, including studying parrotfish trophic dynamics and coral bleaching in Belize and working as a marine mammal researcher in Greece to help reduce vessel strikes and also map Mediterranean seagrass meadows.

Outside of work, you can find Ioanna volunteering on Governors Island, surfing in Rockaway, eating at her family’s Greek restaurant in Connecticut, playing bass guitar, and—when the opportunity arises—lounging on a far-off beach.

 Career Highlights:

  OceanX (2019 & 2021-present)
  • Creative technical production for the inagural 2025 OceanX Summit in Singapore.
  • Project manager for OceanX’s Deep Blue Pavilion at 2025’sUNOC3 in Nice, France (x).
  • OceanXperience immersive exhibit transition and installation at Arizona Science Center for Spring 2024.
  • Ancillary media stewardship of James Cameron, BBC, & National Geographic’s OceanXplorers docuseries from original filming, series launch, and promotional content.
  • Day-of technical production support for OceanX’s “Live Stream from the Deep” to The World Economic Forum.
  • Project management alongside Head of Partnerships & VP of Marketing & Communications for all aspects of producing OceanX’s presence at COP28 in Dubai, UAE including special events hosted onboard RV OceanXplorer.
  • Faculty onboard RV OceanXplorer for OceanX’s second-ever Young Explorers Program beginning in Monaco and docking in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2020-2021)
  • Co-leading & hosting Region 1’s Connecticut Geographic Initiative webinars as a lead safety expert targetting K-3 children & their families.

Boston University, Marine Ecology Undergraduate Research (2019)
  • LTER-Plum Island Ecosystems: Dynamics of coastal ecosystems in a region of rapid climate change, sea-level rise, and human impacts. (Drs. Sergio Fagherazzi & Giovanna Nordio)
  • Cape Cod Eelgrass Restoration, Eelgrass microplastics study (Drs. Alyssa Novak & Zoe Hughes)
  • The effects of menthol treatment on facultatively symbiotic corals (Dr. Sarah Davies) 
  • Shifts in predator behaviour following climate induced disturbance on coral reefs (Dr. Randi Rotjan) 

Town of Fairfield, Sustainable Fairfield Taskforce (2019)
  • Advocated at Town Hall meeting for solar carport installation at Burr Elementary School & secured approval of buildout despite postponed vote/resistant Board of Selectmen.
 Ioanna Argero Karageorge