David McLane Gardiner (born 1955) is an American

environmental A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an influence in their survival, development, and evolution. A biophysical environment can vary in scale f ...

strategist who has worked for the

Clinton administration Bill Clinton's tenure as the 42nd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1993, and ended on January 20, 2001. Clinton, a Democrat from Arkansas, took office following a decisive election victory over Re ...

and United States Environmental Protection Agency. Gardiner was a member of the United States delegation present at the negotiations for the

Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol was an international treaty which extended the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that (part ...

Education and early career

Gardiner graduated from Harvard University in 1977 with a degree in History, before joining the

Sierra Club The Sierra Club is an environmental organization with chapters in all 50 United States, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. The club was founded on May 28, 1892, in San Francisco, California, by Scottish-American preservationist John Muir, who be ...

where he worked for 15 years. During his time working for the Sierra Club, Gardiner worked variously in the San Francisco office and as communication coordinator, before spending ten years working for them as

Legislative Director A legislative assistant (LA) or legislative analyst is a person who works for a legislator as a legislative staffer, a government agency as a legislative affairs professional, or in the government relations and regulatory affairs industry by monitor ...

in Washington, D.C. when the Sierra Club was lobbying for the

Clean Air Act (1990) The Clean Air Act (CAA) is the United States' primary federal air quality law, intended to reduce and control air pollution nationwide. Initially enacted in 1963 and amended many times since, it is one of the United States' first and most inf ...

and other environmental protection legislation. Gardiner joined the United States Environmental Protection Agency in 1993 as Assistant Administrator for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, a position he would remain in for six years. He also served as EPA Administrator Carol Browner's senior representative to the President’s Council on Sustainable Development during his time with the EPA. Following on from his time with the EPA, Gardiner continued working with the Clinton administration, now working as an environmental strategist. He directed the White House Climate Change Task Force and spent time as a senior member of various United States delegations, including the 1997 delegation that negotiated the

Later career

Gardiner served the Clinton administrator for almost the entire 8 years that Bill Clinton was President. He is currently the President of an environmental consultancy company, ''David Gardiner & Associates''.

References

External links

* http://www.dgardiner.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Gardiner, David 1955 births American climate activists Harvard University alumni Living people Sierra Club people