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George M. Gray, Ph.D.
Assistant Administrator for Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
On November 1, 2005, Dr. Gray was sworn in to serve as the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development, which is the 1,900-person, $600 million science and technology arm of the Environmental Protection Agency. Dr. Gray was appointed to this position by President George W. Bush and confirmed – by unanimous consent – by the U.S. Senate.
Prior to joining EPA, Dr. Gray was Executive Director of the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis and a Lecturer in Risk Analysis at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). In 16 years at HSPH, his research focused on scientific bases of human health risk assessment and its application to risk policy with a focus on tradeoffs in risk management. Dr. Gray taught toxicology and risk assessment to both graduate students and participants in the School´s Continuing Professional Education program.
Dr. Gray holds a B.S. degree in biology from the University of Michigan, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in toxicology from the University of Rochester. He and his wife, Ann, and their two children make their home in McLean, Virginia.
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Deputy Assistant Administrator for Management
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science