RADM Roy Nash

Rear Admiral Roy Nash completed his US Coast Guard career as Commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District in New Orleans. A career Marine Safety Officer, he served in field and staff engineering positions and numerous leadership roles in US ports, led a Department of Homeland Security team to Haiti following the 2010 earthquake, and served as Deputy Federal On-Scene Coordinator for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response.

He went on to work as a maritime consultant to the oil and gas industry and served on Carnival Cruise Line's Safety & Reliability Board. He is a 1979 graduate of the US Coast Guard Academy and holds a Master of Science in Fire Protection Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

He moderated Mare Forum's 6th Mare Forum USA (2011) and 8th Mare Forum USA (2014).