Bob Perciasepe
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Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Acting |
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In office February 19, 2013 – July 18, 2013 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Lisa Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Gina McCarthy |
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In office December 24, 2009 – August 8, 2014 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Marcus Peacock |
| Succeeded by | Stan Meiburg (Acting) |
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Robert Perciasepe February 19, 1951 New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Cornell University (BS) Syracuse University (MPA) |
Robert "Bob" Perciasepe (born February 19, 1951) is president of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization promoting strong policy and action to address the twin challenges of energy and climate change.
For almost 40 years, Perciasepe has been an environmental manager with a background of local, state and national experience, most recently as the Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Prior to joining the Obama Administration, Perciasepe was Chief Operating Officer for the environmental conservation non-profit National Audubon Society. Before that, he served in the Administration of President Bill Clinton as EPA’s Assistant Administrator for clean water and then later as the Assistant Administrator for clean air.
Prior to that time he served as Maryland’s Secretary of the Environment after holding the positions of Chief of Capital Planning and Assistant Director for Planning for the city of Baltimore.
Born on February 19, 1951, in New Rochelle, New York, Perciasepe was raised in the small town of Brewster, New York and later Ancram, New York. He attended Immaculate High School in Danbury, Connecticut, from 1965-1969.
In 1974 he graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources and in 1976 received his Master's Degree in Planning and Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
After graduation, Perciasepe began working in the Baltimore City Planning Department (1976–1980), where he later served as Chief of Capital Planning (1980-1986) and as Assistant Director for Planning (1986-1987).
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