Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (biologist)

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (born 26 September 1959, in Sydney, Australia), is the inaugural Director of the Global Change Institute]at the University of Queensland, and the holder of a Queensland Smart State Premier fellowship (2008–2013). He is best known for his work on  climate change and coral reefs. Hoegh-Guldberg has appeared on television (including the Australian Story series profiling his life & work) and radio and maintains a blog on coral reefs, politics and the environment.