David Hume

David Hume is head of climate programs at Flexport, leading the platform for global logistics’ climate program to drive down greenhouse gas emissions of freight transportation. He is also a lieutenant commander in the US Navy Reserves and founder and chief editor of The Liquid Grid, which has a mission to transition society toward a sustainable blue economy. Now working at the intersection of ocean technology, energy, and sustainability, Hume previously helped develop a national strategy on maritime decarbonization working with the US Energy Department’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, led government R&D programs in ocean renewable energy, managed fleets of ocean robots for Liquid Robotics, and spent years at sea aboard large commercial ships as a marine engineering officer.