Work

Advisory Work and Institutional Experience

My work connects strategy with the institutional conditions required to make it effective.

Over three decades, I have worked across marine science, ocean governance, international development programmes and organisational strategy.

The common challenge is translating complex ambitions into decisions, capabilities and delivery arrangements that can work in practice.

Two advisory pathways

01

Ocean strategy, capital and governance

For development banks, governments, funds and ocean industries seeking to align finance, governance, technology and implementation.

OCEAN ADVISORY

Ocean-sector engagements are undertaken through Blue-Green Advisors Ltd, the specialist advisory company founded by Stuart J. Green in 2017.

02

Institutional strategy and operating-model advisory

Institutions can continue delivering against an approved strategy while the assumptions supporting their operating model become progressively less reliable.

My advisory work helps boards and executive leaders examine those assumptions, understand the implications and determine whether existing structures should be retained, adapted or redesigned.

BOARD & OPERATING MODEL ADVISORY

Stuart also advises boards and executive leaders on organisational strategy, governance and operating-model change. These engagements are discussed and scoped directly with Stuart. The appropriate contractual arrangements are agreed for each engagement.

Selected Experience

My work spans ocean governance, international development, investment strategy and institutional implementation. These examples demonstrate different forms of professional involvement, including advisory appointments, published research and corporate consortium participation.

Institutional programme and consortium involvement

UK FCDO — COAST Facility

Blue-Green Advisors is publicly identified as a consortium partner in the UK Government’s Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) programme.

My work is connected to ocean strategy, governance, technical advisory and the institutional conditions required to deliver sustainable ocean programmes.

Published research and regional strategy

Asian Development Bank

My work with the Asian Development Bank includes regional ocean strategy and technical contributions to understanding the governance, investment and environmental challenges facing the Asia-Pacific.

I am credited as a co-lead author of the ADB’s 2025 publication on oceans and coral reefs in Asia and the Pacific.

Strategic and institutional advisory

Seafood Task Force

In January 2026, the Seafood Task Force publicly announced my appointment as Senior Consultant to support its strategic positioning and 2030 agenda.

The engagement reflects my work at the intersection of seafood systems, institutional governance and long-term strategic delivery.

These examples distinguish individual authorship, professional appointments and corporate consortium participation. They do not imply responsibility for programme-wide outcomes.

How I Approach an Engagement

I begin with the decision or problem the institution needs to address.

That means understanding the existing arrangements, the assumptions supporting them, the constraints on implementation and the consequences of leaving the problem unresolved.

Depending on the engagement, the work may involve diagnosis, strategy development, operating-model design, institutional governance or implementation support.

The appropriate scope is agreed before detailed work begins.

Diagnosis

Examine institutional strategy, structural operating-model misfit, governance, accountability, decision rights and organisational capabilities.

Redesign

Develop options for structures, capabilities and board and executive decision-making, making trade-offs explicit.

Execution Support

Support implementation and transition as existing arrangements change and new capabilities become operational.

Explore The Regenerate Framework ↗

Discuss a Specific Challenge

For board, operating-model, speaking or media enquiries, contact me directly. Ocean-sector commissions are undertaken through Blue-Green Advisors.

Discuss a Specific Challenge   Blue-Green Advisors ↗