The Edinburgh Ocean Leaders programme launched in 2020, and is designed to support the creativity, leadership and influence of exceptional early-mid career ocean professionals working on solutions for the oceans and coastal societies. The directorate is hosted at the University of Edinburgh, but the Ocean Leaders come from all parts of the world, and are supported in their leadership in situ where they live and work. The goal is to support these leaders, from diverse geographies and sectors, to become the next generation of ocean change-makers. https://oceanleaders.org/