The growth and development of CEI is guided by these distinguished individuals:

• Dr. Daniel Benetti, University of Miami—RSMAS
• Keith Bishop, Islands By Design, Nassau
• Dr. Kenny Broad, University of Miami—RSMAS
• Dr. Ryan Calsbeek, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
• Dr. Ted Caplow, New York Sun Works
• Eric Carey, Bahamas National Trust, Nassau
• Dr. Steven Cooke, Carleton University, Canada
• Dr Andy Danylchuk, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Dr. Linda Davis, College of The Bahamas, Nassau
• Steven Della Rocca, Latham and Watkins, New York
• Dr. Tony Goldberg, University of Madison-Wisconsin
• Ted Griffith, IS Alumnus S02, Direct Hits Publishing
• John Head, IS Alumnus F99, Consultant
• Dr. Robert Hueter, Mote Marine Laboratory, Florida
• Shaun Ingraham, Eleuthera Rotary Club and South Eleuthera Emergency Partners
• Jack Kenworthy, Kenworthy Partners, Boston
• Jeff Koppelman, Missouri Department of Conservation
• Dr. Kevin Lyons, Rutgers University, New Jersey
• Casuarina McKinney, BREEF, Nassau 
• Dr. David Philipp, University of Illinois Natural History Survey
• Eleanor Phillips, The Nature Conservancy, Nassau
• John Reid, Bioshelters Inc., Massachusetts 
• Antonius Roberts, Artist and sculptor, Nassau
• Jeff Stein, University of Illinois Natural History Survey
• John Tiedemann, Monmouth University, New Jersey
• Dr. John Valentine, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Alabama 
• Nigel Waltho, Carleton University, Canada
• Robert Wicklund, University of North Carolina, Wilmington