William K. Reilly
William Kane Reilly (born January 26, 1940 in Decatur , Illinois ) is an American manager and former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
biography
After attending Durfee High School in Fall River , he studied history at Yale University , where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA History) in 1962 . A subsequent postgraduate study of law at the Law School of Harvard University , he finished in 1965 as Juris Doctor (JD). He then did his military service in the US Army and served as a captain in Europe from 1966 to 1967 . He then completed another postgraduate degree in urban planning at Columbia University , where he obtained a Master of Science ( MS Urban Planning ) in 1971 .
After two years as a member of the President's Council on Environmental Quality , he became President of the environmental protection organization The Conservation Foundation in 1973 and held this position until 1989. At the same time, he was President of the US World Wildlife Fund (WWF) from 1985 to 1989 . In 1989 he was appointed administrator of the EPA by US President George Bush and held this office until the end of Bush's tenure in 1993.
After completing this activity, he moved to the private sector and has been a member of the Board of Directors of DuPont since 1993 , of Royal Caribbean Cruises since 1998 , of Conoco Inc. from 1998 to 2002 , of Ionics, Inc. since 2000 , of ConocoPhillips since 2002 , from Enviance since 2006 and from Eden Springs, Ltd. since 2007 In addition, he has been a partner, president and chief executive officer of Aqua International Partners since 1997 . In addition, Reilly is engaged in social institutions and organizations, and among other trustee ( Trustee ) of the National Geographic Society and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation . In 2007 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
After the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico , he was appointed co-chair of the commission to investigate the disaster in 2010 by US President Barack Obama .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reilly, William K. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reilly, William Kane (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Environmental Protection Agency Administrator and Manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Decatur , Illinois |