Robin O’Malley

Robin O'Malley is the director of program development for the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment.  Previously he directed the Heinz Center’s Environmental Reporting Program, which published The State of the Nation’s Ecosystems: Measuring the Lands, Waters, and Living Resources of the United States. Mr. O’Malley came to the Heinz Center in November 1997 from the Department of the Interior, where he led U.S. government efforts to establish a biodiversity information network throughout the Americas. From 1993 to 1996, he was chief of staff for the National Biological Survey, where he was responsible for numerous program development, budgeting, implementation, and outreach activities. Mr. O'Malley has also served as a special assistant to Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt; deputy science advisor within the Interior Department; associate director for natural resources at the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); and senior environmental advisor to Governor Thomas H. Kean of New Jersey. He has also held a variety of environmental positions within New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection involving financing of environmental infrastructure, hazardous site remediation, and solid waste management. He holds a B.A. degree from the State University of New York and an M.A. degree from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.