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Bahamian ocean innovation partner.

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Award-winning naval architecture firm.

Project management, technical consultancy.

Multi-disciplinary naval architecture firm.

Delivery of DynaRig technology.

Chief Executive Officer

Founder of Veer Group, Danielle was named by the Royal Institute of Naval Architects as one of the most influential women of the past century, and was listed by The Ocean Opportunity Lab as an inspirational female founder to watch.

Originally from the Great Lakes of Canada, Danielle began sailing at age 13. A graduate of the ‘’Enkhuizer’’ Sea Academy, she learned Dutch to graduate. She obtained her 200T masters ticket at the age of 21 which empowered her to captain of the flagship of Barbados, cargo schooner Ruth. Danielle wrote and implemented the successful beach-launch of Ruth, which was the largest ship built in the history of the country.

She is co-founder of the Costa Rican non-profit AstilleroVerde, which plants thousands of trees and creates jobs in a vulnerable coastal community. Each year Danielle’s company sponsors a young lady to sail on the tallship St. Lawrence II – a ‘’thank you’’ to the Canadian ship that first inspired her.

Chief Operations Officer

Christopher brings to Veer over 25 years of operations, strategy, and culture experience both at nonprofit and for profit organizations that all had a mission to make the world a better place. Chris has worked throughout the world for private organizations, NGOs, the European Commission, and the U.S. government.

Chris currently supports Veer half his time. Outside of that, he has his own small consulting firm where he works with clients on strategy, operations, and culture. Currently he is spending his time with NASA both on open innovation and on organizational development. He is also serving as a part-time COO/CSO to Conservation X Labs (a conservation organization developing and commercializing conservation technology). Other current clients include Hackensack Meridian Health where he serves on the innovation team. Recent clients include the Milken Institute, USC Center EDGE, and the Earthshot Prize.

Chris received his Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Policy from Colby College and Master of Business Administration and Master of Environmental Management from Duke University. Although Chris does not yet know how to sail, he lives year-round at the beaches of New Jersey with his wife, two wonderful kids, six chickens, and a rescue dog from the beaches of Puerto Rico.