Paul Bunje is a senior scientist in the Energy and Environment Group, XPRIZE (Email: paul.bunje@xprize.org ), where he uses his ability to bridge the gap between science and society to incentivize solutions to diverse challenges facing the world, including climate change, energy, and the oceans. This work includes leading the $2-million Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE and the $20-million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE. He has served as the founding Executive Director of the Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Center for Climate Change Solutions, and as the Managing Director of the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability. In those roles, he facilitated innovative research and communication between scientists, decision-makers, and the public, and led the creation of regional climate change programs for the 10 million people of Los Angeles County. He is also the co-founder of Conservation X Labs, an organization that brings innovation to global conservation threats. In 2013, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) selected him as one of 40 individuals who exemplify the thousands of AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellows dedicated to applying science to serve society. He has a BS in biology from the Univ. of Southern California and a PhD in evolutionary biology and genetics from the Univ. of California, Berkeley.