Robert Foy, Ph.D.

Robert (Bob) Foy serves as a strategic advisor on NOAA Fisheries' engagement in the high Arctic, with a primary focus on how the agency can advance scientific research needs and meet critical obligations through actions and partnerships. Prior to this role, Bob was the Science and Research Director of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center. He joined NOAA Fisheries in 2007 as the Director of the Center's Kodiak Laboratory and Program Manager for the Shellfish Assessment Program. He led the program on assessment, biological, and ecological research of commercial crab species in Alaska. Bob earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Michigan, a Master in Science in Fisheries and Ph.D. in Oceanography from the University of Alaska.