Samantha Murray JD '03

Samantha Murray JD ’03

01/20/2023

Samantha Murray JD ’03 is the executive director of the interdisciplinary Master of Advanced Studies Program in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (MAS MBC) at the University of California at San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, where she teaches graduate courses on ocean law and policy. In 2019, Murray was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the California Fish and Game Commission, where she serves as president. She also has directed ocean and water programs at Ocean Conservancy, the Audubon Society, and Oregon Environmental Council. Murray played a key role in the design and implementation of California’s network of marine protected areas and has served on the Marine Protected Area Federal Advisory Committee and CalTip Citizens Committee, as well as numerous boards. Most recently, she attended the November 2022 UN climate conference COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

03/26/2021

Samantha Murray JD ’03 has been reappointed to the California Fish and Game Commission, where she has served since 2019. Murray has been faculty and executive director of the Master of Advanced Studies Program in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California at San Diego since 2017 and principal at Samantha Murray Consulting since 2015.

04/26/2017

Samantha Murray JD ’03 is the executive director of the Master of Advanced Studies in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (MAS MBC) program at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, which is part of the University of California at San Diego. The program is a year-long intensive course for those interested in careers in marine conservation. Murray has directed ocean and water programs at the Ocean Conservancy, the Audubon Society, and the Oregon Environmental Council, and founded an ocean consulting business where she worked with clients on issues related to water quality and ocean acidification.