Julie Claussen
Fisheries Conservation Foundation
Director of Operations

Julie Claussen has spent over 30 years as a fisheries research biologist and academic professional at the Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois. She was one of the original founders of the Fisheries Conservation Foundation, which works to link the advancements of fisheries science with stakeholders and decision-makers in their development of science-based solutions for fisheries issues. She now serves full-time as Director of Operations for the foundation. Through her work with FCF and the International Finance Corporation, she has work on several field-based projects in Canada, Bahamas, Thailand, Nepal, Pakistan, and Bhutan. Julie is an active member of the American Fisheries and has served as President of the International Fisheries Section and the Science Communication Section, which she helped found. She has received the society’s Emmeline Moore Prize for her work in promoting diversity as well as their Meritorious Service Award. She also serves on the Advisory Council for Go Conscience Earth, an NGO focused on the community conservation in the Congo and is a member of the IUCN SSC Freshwater Fish Specialist Group. In the communications arena, Julie has organized and moderated consensus building roundtables and workshops to engage with the natural resource constituents and currently co-directs the Climate Ambassadors and Climate Fellows communication training programs.