Liz Taylor

Liz Taylor has been involved with DOER Marine from its inception and became President and CEO in 1994. The company designs and builds subsea robotic and manned systems for a variety of applications ranging from deep ocean exploration to critical infrastructure inspection.

Through her work at DOER, she has been involved in numerous projects relating to coastal restoration and public access in the Bay Area including water & waste water management, capture of marine plastics, and the Wild Oyster Project – a program focused on restoring native oysters to the San Francisco Bay to improve water quality and shoreline integrity. as well as further afield. This includes serving on the Deep Water Horizon Study Group at Cal Berkeley, which she continues to collaborate on today.

Taylor was selected as a representative for a US Department of Interior trade mission to Guam, Saipan and the Marianas Islands. In addition, she served as President of the Perry Foundation’s Caribbean Marine Research Center, one the only US undersea research centers to utilize manned submersibles and ROVs together on a year-round basis. She has participated in more than 50 scientific and educational ocean exploration projects including working with the California Academy of Sciences, National Geographic Society, Ocean Conservancy, BBC, Discovery Channel and the Explorer’s Club.

She is a member of the Marine Technology Society, The Association of Diving Contractors and the Explorer’s Club. Liz Taylor has authored a number of technical and natural history articles and papers. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.

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