National Council on Science and the Environment

From SourceWatch

The National Council on Science and the Environment (NCSE) "was founded in 1990 as the Committee for the National Institute for the Environment (CNIE). Its mission was "to improve the scientific basis for environmental decisionmaking by bringing about the establishment of the National Institute for the Environment (NIE) and supporting the successful implementation of its principles and programs." The National Institute for the Environment would support interdisciplinary research, scientific assessment, information dissemination, and education." [1]

Board of Directors

Dr. Karim Ahmed President, Global Children’s Health and Environment Fund
Richard Bartlett Vice Chairman, Mary Kay Holding Corporation
Hon. Richard E. Benedick U.S. Ambassador (ret.) Battelle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dr. Rita Colwell Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland, Former Director, National Science Foundation
Dr. Mohamed El Ashry Chairman and CEO Emeritus, Global Environment Facility
Dr. Malcolm Gillis University Professor and Zingler Chair in Economics, Rice University, President Emeritus, Rice University
Dr. Paul Gilman Director, Oakridge Center for Advanced Studies
Dr. Stephen P. Hubbell Distinguished Research Professior, University of Georgia
Hon. Randy Johnson Commissioner , Hennepin County, Minnesota, Past President, National Association of Counties
Dr. Donald Langenberg Chancellor Emeritus, University system of Maryland
Dr. H. Jeffrey Leonard President, Global Environment Fund
Dr. Anthony Michaels Director, Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Southern California
Dian Ogilvie, Esq. Senior VP and General Counsel, Chief Environmental Officer, Toyota Motor Sales USA
Dr. Ron Pulliam Regents Professor, University of Georgia, Former Director, National Biological Service
Dr. James Renick American Council on Education, Former Chancellor, North Carolina A&T State University
Hon. Barbara Sheen Todd Former Commissioner, Pinnellas County, Florida, Past President, National Association of Counties
Dr. Claire Van Ummersen Vice President and Director, American Council on Education, Office of Women in Higher Education, Former President, Cleveland State University

Ex Officio

Peter Saundry Executive Director, National Council for Science and the Environment, Honorary Member
Dr. Dorothy Height President Emeritus, National Council of Negro Women
Hon. Robert McNamara Former President, The World Bank, Former U.S. Secretary of Defense, Former CEO Ford Motor Company
Hon. William Reilly President and CEO, Aqua International Partners, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Hon. William Ruckelshaus Principal, Madrona Group, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
James Gustave Speth, Esq Dean, Yales School of Forestry and Environmental Studies