Linda Jane Fisher was a
Vice President
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Safety, Health and Environment and Chief Sustainability Officer of
DuPont.
When working for the
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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she was Deputy Administrator in the George W. Bush administration; 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.
["Biography Linda J. Fisher"]
August 7, 1989. 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
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. She attended
Miami University
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for a B.A. (1974),
George Washington University
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for a masters in Business Administration (1978) and the Ohio State University for a law degree (1982).
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.
[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]]
VideoTranscript
(see p9).
Publicity
Fisher was mentioned in the documentary ''Circle of Poison'' (2018) reporting the export of chemical products manufactured in the US for export that are banned from domestic use.
Fisher was mentioned in the documentary ''The Future of Food'' (2004) as an example of a revolving door (politics), revolving door between Monsanto and the government.
Further reading
· EPA Alumni Association
A Half Century of Progress– former senior EPA officials describe the evolution of the U.S. fight to protect the environment
· EPA Alumni Association
Toxic Substances, A Half Century of Progress March 1, 2016
References
External links
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1952 births
Living people
People from Saginaw, Michigan
Miami University alumni
George Washington University School of Business alumni
Ohio State University Moritz College of Law alumni
Ohio lawyers
American businesspeople
American women in business
People of the United States Environmental Protection Agency
Reagan administration personnel
George H. W. Bush administration personnel
Monsanto employees
George W. Bush administration personnel
DuPont people
21st-century American women
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