Awards & Recognition
★Time Magazine TIME100 Next
★Time Magazine TIME100 Health
★HBCU Honors Distinguished Public Service Award
★Boys and Girls Club of America Alumni Hall of Fame
★Keystone Policy Center Leadership Award
★NNPA National Legacy Award
★Climate Action Campaign Solutions for Pollution Champion Award 2024
Notable Facts
→16th Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2021-2024)
→First Black man to lead the EPA in its history
→First EPA Administrator to graduate from an HBCU (North Carolina A&T)
→Led $100+ billion investment strategy for environmental justice and public health
→Secured largest coal ash cleanup settlement in U.S. history with Duke Energy
→Now serves as Polis Distinguished Fellow at Duke University's Sanford School
→Board member at North Carolina A&T State University
→Over 20 years experience in environmental regulation and advocacy