Luis Lombardo is the Executive Director of the Saving Our Sharks Foundation, based in the Mexican Caribbean.

Luis Lombardo has a degree in Biology and a Master’s in Marine Ecology. He has dedicated his career to shark conservation and has made significant progress, including installing an acoustic telemetry system along the Quintana Roo coast, creating a Mexican Caribbean Bull Shark Identification Guide, and a continuous monitoring program. He also directed the training program for dive centers and created a community fund for shark conservation in Playa del Carmen. He collaborated in the creation of the polygon of the Mexican Caribbean Biosphere Reserve, including Playa del Carmen, thanks to the presence of sharks and the results of management and monitoring programs.

After 13 years of leading shark conservation in the region, in 2023 he joined as Executive Director of the Saving Our Sharks Foundation to continue his work and scale his impact.