William K. Reilly
| William Reilly | |
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| Chair of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling | |
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In office May 21, 2010 – January 11, 2011 Served with Bob Graham |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | |
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In office February 8, 1989 – December 31, 1992 |
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| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Lee Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Carol Browner |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
William Kane Reilly January 26, 1940 Decatur, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Libbie Buxton |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
Yale University (BA) Harvard University (LLB) Columbia University (MUP) |
William Kane Reilly (born January 26, 1940) was Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under President George H. W. Bush. He has served as president of World Wildlife Fund, as a founder or advisor to several business ventures, and on many boards of directors. In 2010, he was appointed by President Barack Obama co-chair of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling to investigate the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Born on January 26, 1940 in Decatur, Illinois, into a conservative, deeply religious family, Reilly was strongly influenced by his father, a highway construction steel merchant. Reilly's father moved his family from Illinois to South Texas when Reilly was 10. From the Rio Grande Valley, the Reillys moved to Fall River, Massachusetts, where he finished high school at Durfee High School.
He subsequently attended Yale University, where he earned an A.B. in history. During his Yale years, Reilly took advantage of the junior year abroad program to study in France. Reilly then earned a LL.B. from Harvard Law School, completing a thesis on land reform in Chile.
After law school, Reilly entered the United States Army and served a tour of duty during 1966 and 1967 as a captain in Europe with an intelligence unit planning for the evacuation of U.S. troops from France. During that time, he married Elizabeth "Libbie" Buxton.
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