Stephen Hall is the Director General of The WorldFish Center, headquartered in Malaysia and devoted to reducing poverty and hunger in developing countries. Previous leadership roles include CEO of the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and Professor of Marine Biology at Flinders University, Australia. Trained as a marine ecologist Stephen has contributed over 80 scientific publications on fisheries ecology and environmental issues and in 2004 was awarded a Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation. Stephen is internationally recognised as a leading scientist in his field and in 2005 was awarded the Australian Public Service Medal for leadership of AIMS.