David Gallo Biography

David Gallo Ph.D. is an American oceanographer and Director of Special Projects at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - a preeminent globally recognized scientific laboratory. For more than 25 years Dr. Gallo has been at the forefront of ocean exploration participating in and being witness to the development of new technologies and scientific discoveries that shape our view of planet earth. He has been described by TED Conferences as “an enthusiastic ambassador between the sea and those of us on dry land.” With more than 8 million views his TED presentation “Underwater Astonishments” is among the top 5 TED Talks viewed to date.
In 1987 he joined Robert Ballards team at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as Assistant Director of the Center for Marine Exploration. For the past 25 years David has been at the forefront of ocean exploration. He has participated in expeditions to each of the worlds oceans and was one of the first scientists to use a combination of robots and submarines to create detailed maps of deep-sea mountain ranges. Most recently he was co-expedition leader on a mapping mission to RMS Titanic and co-leader of the successful search for the missing aircraft Air France 447.
David is passionate about exploring planet earth and about the relationship between humanity and the sea. He has lectured extensively nationally and internationally to audiences ranging from K to CEO including 10 TED and TEDx presentations. In addition he has participated in numerous documentaries and news programs including CNNs Larry King Live Bloomberg TV and the PBS program Need to Know. He was recently featured in the History Channel television series Underwater Universe.

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