Position Summary The Senior Advisor on the U.S. Maritime Industry provides expert review of the study's findings on U.S.-flagged shipping economics, U.S. shipyard implications, and compatibility with the 2026 U.S. Maritime Action Plan. This is a light-touch advisory engagement designed to ground the study's analysis in operational reality and ensure the recommendations are sound from the perspective of U.S. industry operators. Key Responsibilities 1. Review Task 2 U.S. industry impact findings and Task 3 sectoral case studies; provide written and oral feedback to the Principal Investigator.2. Advise on operational realities of U.S.-flagged shipping under Jones Act and international trades, including capital cycle, fuel switching feasibility, and workforce implications.3. Provide perspective on demand effects for U.S.-built vessels and shipyard order books under NZF scenarios.4. Participate in two to three project briefings over the period of performance, contributing industry perspective to the report's framing.5. Identify additional industry experts or operational case studies where useful, consistent with the advisor's professional standards. Required Qualifications 1. Senior executive experience (15+ years) in U.S.-flagged shipping, U.S. shipyards, or U.S. maritime industrial policy.2. Direct operational understanding of U.S. shipping economics, including Jones Act trades and international operations.3. Capacity to engage at a senior advisory level under a federal cooperative agreement (no organizational conflicts of interest with the study's evaluative scope). Preferred Qualifications 1. Prior senior role at a U.S.-flagged carrier, U.S. shipyard, MARAD, or a U.S. maritime industry association (in advisor capacity, not active lobbying role).2. Familiarity with the 2026 U.S. Maritime Action Plan and Title XI federal financing instruments.3. Recognized standing within the U.S. maritime community. Disqualifying Factors 1. Current executive role at any organization actively lobbying on the NZF or related IMO measures.2. Active financial interest in any specific shipping company or shipyard whose competitive position would be materially affected by NZF outcomes.

Position Summary The Senior Advisor on International Maritime Regulation provides expert review of the study's findings on NZF mechanism design, international negotiating dynamics, and the framing of U.S. negotiating positions. This is a light-touch advisory engagement intended to bring deep institutional expertise to the project's interpretation and recommendations without day-to-day involvement in the analytical work. Key Responsibilities 1. Review Task 1 alternatives inventory and Task 4 recommendations chapters; provide written and oral feedback to the Principal Investigator.2. Advise on the realistic political and procedural pathways for U.S. engagement with the NZF, including MEPC and intersessional dynamics.3. Participate in two to three project briefings over the period of performance, contributing senior perspective on framing for U.S. policymaker audiences.4. Make introductions to relevant U.S. and international experts where appropriate and consistent with the advisor's professional standards.5. Provide a brief written endorsement or reflection that may be included in the report's preface, at the advisor's discretion. Required Qualifications 1. Senior career experience (15+ years) in U.S. federal government, multilateral institutions, or senior academic / think tank positions covering international maritime or environmental regulation.2. Documented experience with IMO MEPC processes, ideally including direct participation in U.S. delegations or other senior advisory capacities.3. Recognized standing in the relevant policy community, sufficient to lend credibility to the study's findings.4. Capacity to engage at a senior advisory level under a federal cooperative agreement (no conflicts of interest with the study's evaluative scope). Preferred Qualifications 1. Prior service at MARAD, U.S. State Department (OES), EPA Office of International Affairs, U.S. Coast Guard international policy office, or comparable role.2. Senior fellow or affiliated scholar status at a U.S. think tank with energy or maritime policy program.3. Track record of publishing on the political economy of international environmental regulation. Disqualifying Factors 1. Current senior leadership role at any organization actively lobbying on the NZF or related IMO measures.2. Recent senior consulting engagements with shipping or fuel industry clients with financial stakes in NZF outcomes.

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