About Russ Walsh
Russ Walsh is a Silicon Valley–based engineer, executive, and climate innovator with more than three decades of experience advising global technology leaders, including Google, Apple, IBM, Facebook, and GE. His career has been defined by solving complex, large-scale challenges through systems-level thinking and cross-disciplinary innovation.
In a moment of global disruption, Walsh turned his focus to sea-level rise and reached a pivotal insight: while emissions reduction is essential, it will not be enough to protect the world’s coastlines. That realization sparked The SeaNet Vision—a bold, engineering-led approach to managing rising seas by redirecting excess ocean water into strategically designed inland waterways.
The SeaNet Vision reframes melting ice not only as a crisis, but as an opportunity—transforming rising seas into “blue gold” that can restore ecosystems, protect communities, and unlock sustainable economic growth for generations to come.
Speaking
Bring bold climate solutions to your stage with Russ Walsh
Russ Walsh is a seasoned technology executive and climate solutions innovator who has advised over 100 global companies, including GE, IBM, Apple, Google, and Meta. With more than 30 years of experience in cybersecurity, risk and compliance, and critical infrastructure systems, Russ now applies his expertise to humanity’s greatest challenge: the rising sea levels.
As Founder of the SeaNet Vision and author of the upcoming book The SeaNet Vision: Stop Rising Seas and Turn Melting Ice into Blue Gold, Russ brings a bold, solution-driven perspective to the climate conversation.
Rather than focusing on retreat or resignation, he presents a groundbreaking approach to redirecting oceans into inland deserts, transforming risk into thriving new landscapes, economies, and communities.
Russ has spoken at global conferences, academic forums, and leadership panels, captivating audiences with a rare blend of technical expertise, big-picture vision, and engaging storytelling. His talks move audiences from concern to possibility — offering not just awareness, but real hope and practical pathways forward.
Core Speaking Topics 🎙️
Could the Florida Keys be gone in the next 30 years?
What if sea level rise is the greatest gift to mankind since electricity?
Sea level rise: Doomsday or Boomsday?
Sea level rise: We finally have a solution
Other Topics 💬
Sea Level Rise: The Challenge & the Opportunity
The SeaNet Vision: Engineering Solutions at Global Scale
Innovation at the Intersection of Technology & Climate
Climate career trailblazer Russ Walsh’s audacious idea could save the planet!
How routing oceans inland could save existing coastlines while creating exciting new ones.
Landlocked no longer: How routing ocean water inland could create beautiful new waterfronts while helping to save the world.
The new golden age of innovation: How Silicon Valley engineering solutions being dreamed up today could save the world tomorrow.
From Silicon Valley to Sea Level Rise: A Personal Journey.