The Honorable Carol M. Browner
Carol M. Browner was selected by President Barack Obama to head the newly created White House Office of Energy and Climate Change. She serves as the Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change.
Ms. Browner brings to her position a wealth of experience and expertise. She previously served in President Clinton’s cabinet as the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Leading the EPA from 1993 to 2001, Ms. Browner was the longest serving administrator in the agency’s history. In that position, Ms. Browner developed partnerships with business, community, non-governmental, and state and local government leaders. She set tough air and water pollution standards while championing commonsense, cost-effective mechanisms for meeting environmental requirements.
After leaving the EPA, Ms. Browner co-founded with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and others The Albright Group, a global strategy advisory firm, and Albright Capital Management, an investment advisory firm focused on emerging markets. She has served on a variety of non-profit boards focused on environmental protection. She earned her B.A. and J.D. from the University of Florida.
