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James B. Gulliford
Assistant Administrator
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
Jim Gulliford is the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) and is responsible for managing the Nation’s regulatory and scientific programs on pesticides and industrial chemicals, as well as overseeing many collaborative pollution prevention programs. The office has an annual budget of $260 million and more than 1,400 employees.
Prior to being confirmed by the Senate in July 2006 as the Assistant Administrator for OPPTS, Jim served as the Region 7 Administrator for the EPA. Serving as Region 7 Administrator since September 2001, he was responsible for interface between EPA headquarters in Washington and represented EPA in the four-state region including Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska and managed various environmental issues important in that area.
Jim had 25 years of professional experience administering environmental programs in the agricultural and mining areas before he was appointed Regional Administrator. He received a bachelor’s degree in forestry management and a master’s degree in forestry economics and marketing from Iowa State University. He worked at Iowa State University and Southern Illinois University in mine reclamation and environmental protection program areas until 1982, when he became director of Iowa’s Department of Soil Conservation. Jim was named director of the Division of Soil Conservation when the Department of Soil Conservation merged into the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
