Hi Folks,

I'm looking forward to meeting you at the Summit. It isn't often that I go to such a gathering knowing so few people in advance.

I will be wearing two very different hats. My professional hat is that of Executive Director of the Division on Earth and Life Studies at the National Academies (National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institue of Medicine, and National Research Council). My career, going back to before the first Earth Day, has been as a scientist focused on environmental issues.