# SeaStraws in Conversation with NYU President Andy Hamilton

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January 31, 2020 ![seastraws](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/seastraws.jpg?itok=cN67Y3jl) In this episode of the *Conversations* podacast, NYU President Andy Hamilton interviewed Founder and CEO Antonio Di Meglio (Stern ’20) and Co-founder and Creative Director Echo Chen (Gallatin ’20), current NYU undergrads who established [SeaStraws](https://seastraws.co/) in 2018 with Sophie Kennedy (CAS ’19) and several other NYU students. SeaStraws provides nationwide distributors and individual restaurants with disposable single-use products that minimize environmental impact. The company’s mission is to transform hospitality through sustainable alternatives.