Biography

Dr. Todd holds a Ph.D. in Fisheries/Oceanography and is trained in agriculture, parasitology and tropical medicine. He is a globally recognized leader in the field of ecological design and has received many accolades for his innovations. In 1969 he co-founded the New Alchemy Institute with Nancy Jack Todd to create a science and practice based upon ecological precepts. In 1981 he founded Ocean Arks International and in 1989 he founded John Todd R&D, Inc. He has taught at San Diego State University, served as an assistant scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, and is now a research professor and distinguished lecturer at the University of Vermont.