Tyler Studds is Head of Offshore Wind Business Development for Ocean Winds on the US West Coast and CEO of Redwood Coast Offshore Wind LLC, a joint venture of Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind, in coordination with the Redwood Coast Energy Authority, to develop a commercial scale floating offshore wind project in federal waters off Humboldt County, California. Prior to joining OW, Tyler worked at the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center where he led strategic initiatives in offshore wind transmission, baseline wildlife surveys, metocean data collection, supply chain, and workforce development, that together have played a critical role in accelerating the responsible development of offshore wind in Massachusetts.