Dr. Spitzer joined the H. J. Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment as a Senior Fellow in January 2007, to provide strategic advice on current environmental issues including nanotechnology, environmental indicators, and climate change. He also serves as Legislative Director for the Center for Clean Air Policy. Dr. Spitzer came to these positions after six years on Capitol Hill as Professional Staff for the Science committee in the U.S. House of Representatives under the chairmanship of Congressman Sherwood Boehlert. Dr. Spitzer was the key staff on environmental science and policy issues, including climate change, environmental issues associated with nanotechnology, chemical and risk policy, sustainable development, and regulatory innovation. He previously served the White House as Executive Director of the President’s Council on Sustainable Development. He has also served in various senior staff capacities at the Environmental Protection Agency, where he advanced policies to improve environmental accounting in the private sector and incorporate pollution prevention into many agency programs. He earned his J.D. and Ph.D. in Policy and Management from the University of Buffalo.
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