The MBP represents a clear and unifying challenge to focus the ingenuity and skills of many different individuals and organizations, whether they are directly participating in (and funded by) the MBP, or represent key partners using the MBP to leverage their efforts. The MBP requires an effective organizational structure that ensures cohesion among the various elements but delegates responsibility to maximize operational efficiency.
| Name | Position | Institution | Team | Taxonomy | Team Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnathan Geller | Professor | Moss Landing Marine Laboratories | Marine invertebrates | Zooplankton, Endolithic Organisms | Team member | |
| Jon Norenburg | Research Zoologist and Curator of Nemertea | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History | Marine invertebrates | Team member | ||
| Joyce Gross | IT | University of California, Berkeley | IT Component | Co-team leader | ||
| Kristine White | Graduate student | University of Southern Mississippi | Marine invertebrates | Marine invertebrates | ||
| Leonard Hirsch | Researcher | Smithsonian Institution | ABS | Team leader | ||
| Les Watling | Researcher | Marine invertebrates | peracarids | Team member | ||
| Lydia Smith | Graduate student | University of California, Berkeley | Fungi | Team member | ||
| Lydiane Mattio | Researcher | IRD New Caledonia | Algae | Chlorophyta, Rhodophyta, Phaeophyceae | Team member | |
| Margarita Hadjistylli | Graduate student | University of California Berkeley | Terrestrial invertebrates | Team member | ||
| Maria Tonione | Researcher | Terrestrial vertebrates | Squamata | Team member | ||
| Matteo Garbelotto | Adjunct Assistant Professor | University of California, Berkeley | Fungi | General | Team leader | |
| Matthew Fujita | Graduate Student | University of California, Berkeley | Terrestrial vertebrates | Gekkonidae | Team member | |
| Menelaos Stavrinides | Graduate student | University of California Berkeley | Terrestrial invertebrates | Team member | ||
| Neil Davies | Executive Director | University of California, Berkeley | General | General | Principal investigator | |
| Peter Oboyski | Graduate Student | University of California, Berkeley | Terrestrial invertebrates | Lepidoptera | Team member | |
| Rava Taputuarai | Private Consultant | Plants | Magnoliophyta / Angiospermae (flowering plants) | Team member | ||
| Reo Terai | Technician | University of California, Berkeley | General | General | Biocode lab technician | |
| Richard Hochberg | Assistant Professor | University of Massachusetts Lowell | Marine invertebrates | Marine invertebrates | Team member | |
| Richard Pyle | Associate Zoologist | Bishop Museum | General | |||
| Rosemary Gillespie | Professor | University of California, Berkeley | General | |||
| Sabine Brels | Research Officer | University of California, Berkeley | ABS | Team member | ||
| Sarah Bergemann | Professor | Middle Tennessee St University | Fungi | Rhizopogon spp | Team member | |
| Scott Fay | Graduate Student | University of California, Berkeley | Marine invertebrates | General | Team member | |
| Seabird McKeon | Graduate Student | University of Florida | Marine invertebrates | Team member | ||
| Serge Planes | Professor | CNRS-EPHE: CRIOBE | Marine vertebrates | Marine vertebrates | Team leader | |
| Todd Osmundson | Post-doc researcher | University of California, Berkeley | Fungi | Rhizopogon spp | Team member | |
| Vetea Liao | Molecular lab technician | Gump Station | General | Biocode lab technician | ||
| Viacheslav Ivanenko | Researcher | Moscow State University | Marine invertebrates | Copepods (Crustacea) | Team member | |
| Willow Jorgensen | Graduate student | University of Hawaii | Marine invertebrates | Team member |