Speakers

Lisa Jackson is administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), where her priorities include reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving air quality, managing chemical risks, cleaning up hazardous waste sites, and protecting America’s water. Previously, she served as chief of staff to New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine and as commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, where she also served as assistant commissioner for compliance and enforcement and assistant commissioner for land use management. She worked for 16 years at the US EPA, initially at its headquarters in Washington and later at its regional office in New York City. During that time, she directed hazardous waste cleanup operations and the region’s enforcement division. Her background is in chemical engineering.