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Michael Lodge
Michael W. Lodge is a British lawyer who has served as Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority since 2016.[1] EducationLodge studied law at the University of East Anglia and was later awarded a Master of Science degree in marine policy from the London School of Economics.[1] He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in London.[2] CareerLodge worked as a legal counsel for the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (1991−1995) and the International Seabed Authority (1996−2003), and as counselor for the OECD Roundtable on Sustainable Development (2004−2007). He was a lead negotiator for the South Pacific island states for the 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement and has worked as a consultant on fisheries and environmental and international law.[1] In 2016 Lodge succeeded Nii Allotey Odunton as Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority, having served as Deputy to the Secretary-General and Legal Counsel since 2011.[1][3] He was re-elected for a second four-year term in 2020, but was unsuccessful in his bid to secure a third term, losing to the Brazilian oceanographer Leticia Carvalho in the election held in August 2024.[4][5] Lodge had been criticized for pushing for industrial deep sea mining to begin before formal regulations were in place.[6][7][8] Lodge held appointments as an associate fellow of Chatham House in London (2007), a visiting fellow of Somerville College, Oxford (2012−2013), and a member of the World Economic Forum global agenda council on oceans (2011−2016). He is also the author of over 25 books and articles on the law of the sea and oceans policy.[1] In 2020 Lodge was recognized as an International Gender Champion.[3] References
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