Amanda Stern-Pirlot

Amanda Stern-Pirlot is the Chief Standards Officer at the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), where she leads the development, management, and review of the MSC Fisheries and Chain of Custody Standards. She is responsible for ensuring the standards remain robust, science-based, and relevant for global sustainable fishing and seafood traceability. Her role involves overseeing the technical integrity of the standards, managing stakeholder engagement in the standard-setting processes, and directing the organization’s work on assurance and standard-related policy to drive positive change in marine conservation and fisheries management.

Prior to that, as Vice President of Science at MRAG Americas, a marine resources consultancy company, she ensured that the organization maintained a strong science- and evidence-based ethos, producing high quality and credible technical outputs.

Ms. Stern-Pirlot also served as a member of MRAG’s Executive Team, overseeing day-to-day actions and decision making to manage projects and maintain company processes, business development, and strategic planning. Prior to that role, she served as MRAG’s Director of the Certification Division and expanded a program accredited to conduct assessments against the Marine Stewardship Council and other sustainability standards. She also worked as a natural resources analyst for the At-Sea Processors Association.

She received an M.S. in Marine Ecology from the University of Bremen.