Radhika Fox Explained

Radhika Fox
Office:Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for Water
President:Joe Biden
Term Start:June 23, 2021
Term End:February 2024
Predecessor:David Ross
Education:Columbia University (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (MA)

Radhika Fox is an American government official who served as the assistant administrator for water at the Environmental Protection Agency from 2021 to 2024.[1] [2]

Education

Fox received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University in 1995,[3] where she majored in philosophy and religion,[4] and a master's in city and urban planning from the University of California, Berkeley.

Career

She directed policy and government affairs for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and served as the federal policy director at PolicyLink before joining the US Water Alliance, where she was CEO from 2015 to 2021.[5] [6] and concurrently worked as the director of the Value of Water Coalition.[7]

Biden administration

On January 20, 2021, Fox was appointed by President Biden to the position of assistant administrator for water at the Environmental Protection Agency. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 16, 2021, by a vote of 55–43.

Fox resigned her position in February 2024.[8]

Personal life

Fox is of Indian American descent.[9] Her grandmother lived in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, where Fox lived while her parents completed training in the United States.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-04-14. President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Key Administration Leaders on Climate and Transportation. 2021-05-10. The White House.
  2. Web site: 2021-06-15. PN444 - Nomination of Radhika Fox for Environmental Protection Agency, 117th Congress (2021-2022). 2021-06-16. US Congress.
  3. Web site: Alumni Go to Washington. 2021-06-09. Columbia Magazine.
  4. Web site: CQ Weekly: Interview with Radhika Fox . US Water Alliance. 2021-05-10.
  5. Web site: 2021-01-22. Radhika Fox appointed to lead EPA's Office of Water. 2021-05-10. Water Finance & Management. en-US.
  6. Web site: U.S. Water Alliance Announces Radhika Fox Will Be Its Next CEO . US Water Alliance. 2021-05-10.
  7. Web site: Radhika Fox. 2021-05-10. U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. 21 March 2016.
  8. Web site: 2024-01-10. Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox to step down at EPA. 2024-03-11. epa.gov.
  9. Web site: 2021-04-15. Indian-American Meera Joshi, Radhika Fox nominated by Joe Biden for key admin posts. 2021-05-10. Hindustan Times.
  10. Web site: CQ Weekly: Interview with Radhika Fox US Water Alliance . 2022-10-10 . uswateralliance.org.