Linda Fisher | |
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| Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | |
Acting | |
| In office June 27, 2003 – July 14, 2003 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Christine Todd Whitman |
| Succeeded by | Marianne Lamont Horinko (Acting) |
| Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | |
| In office May 31, 2001 – July 14, 2003 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | W. Michael McCabe |
| Succeeded by | Stephen L. Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 26, 1952 Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Miami University (BA) George Washington University (MBA) Ohio State University (JD) |
Linda Jane Fisher[1] was a Vice President Safety, Health and Environment and Chief Sustainability Officer of DuPont.[2][3]
When working for the United States Environmental Protection Agency she was Deputy Administrator in the George W. Bush administration;[4] Assistant Administrator - Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances in the George H. W. Bush administration; and Assistant Administrator - Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, and Chief of Staff to the EPA Administrator in the Ronald Reagan administration.[5] She was also Vice President of Government Affairs for Monsanto Company, a pesticide and biotechnology corporation. Fisher was also "Of Counsel" with the law firm Latham & Watkins. She attended Miami University for a B.A. (1974), George Washington University for a masters in Business Administration (1978) and the Ohio State University for a law degree (1982).[6]
In an oral history, EPA Administrator William K. Reilly described Fisher as one of his ablest people, proving to be a star as his Assistant Administrator for Toxics and Pesticides.[7]
- ^ Hearing before the Committee on Environment and Public Works. U.S. Senate. December 15, 1987. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Meet the Executives
- ^ "Executive Profile Linda J. Fisher". Bloomberg Business. July 31, 2015.
- ^ EPA History."Deputy Administrators" Archived 2010-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 11, 2009.
- ^ "Biography Linda J. Fisher". August 7, 1989. Archived October 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Nomination of Linda J. Fisher To Be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency". The American Presidency Project. November 6, 1987. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ EPA Alumni Association: EPA Administrator William K. Reilly describes his selection of Linda Fisher as one of EPA’s leaders. Reflections on US Environmental Policy: An Interview with William K. Reilly Video, Transcript (see p9).