Dr. Megan Morikawa is the Global Sustainability Office Director at Iberostar where she leads the Wave of Change movement, an initiative based on three action lines: circular economy, responsible seafood consumption and coastal health. The company plans to be waste free by 2025 and to be carbon neutral and to have all ecosystems that surround Iberostar properties are improving in ecological health alongside profitable tourism by 2030.Dr. Morikawa joined Iberostar in 2018 and leads the sustainability team with Gloria Fluxà, fourth generation leadership and ownership of Iberostar, in scientific-driven actions for a sustainable ocean economy and responsible tourism model.
Megan received her PhD at Stanford, where she conducted research on how to prepare coral reefs for climate change. She is passionate about driving much needed scientific research in surprising new settings that provide solutions for the planet that can be scaled by the private sector.
