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Monday, March 31, 2008
The Denver Forum Proudly Presents:
Fred Krupp – President of Environmental Defense
Author of and Speaking on “EARTH: The Sequel – the Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming”
12-Noon Luncheon
Oxford Hotel
1600 17th Street
Sage Room
Members: $35, Non-Members, $50
Phone Reservations: 303-832-9030
Event Sponsor:
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Biographical Brief -- Fred Krupp
 Fred Krupp is president of Environmental Defense, a national nonprofit organization that links science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships to create breakthrough solutions to the most serious environmental problems.
Fred Krupp has written a riveting new book with author Miriam Horn. Called Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming, it turns "the doom and gloom of global warming on its head," said Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City. It`s a not-to-miss story of how America`s smartest minds are transforming the energy sector.
Krupp and Environmental Defense have been influential in developing market-based solutions such as the acid rain reduction plan in the 1990 Clean Air Act and the U.S. proposal to achieve least-cost greenhouse gas reductions in the global climate treaty. Krupp often headed the Environmental Defense delegation in international climate change negotiations and has led the organization in a series of corporate partnerships with McDonald`s, BP, FedEx and others.
He spearheaded the successful effort to convince chemical manufacturers to speed the health screening of their most widely produced chemicals and was quick to make use of the Internet to advance environmental protection, most notably by providing convenient public access to information on pollution sources and health effects by zip code.
Krupp leads Environmental Defense`s teams of scientists, economists and attorneys in developing solution-oriented approaches to four main goals:
- Stabilizing the Earth`s climate
- Preserving species and habitat
- Protecting human health
- Safeguarding oceans and marine life
Since Krupp joined Environmental Defense in 1984, its annual budget has increased from $3 million to $71.8 million, full-time staff increased from 50 to nearly 300, membership expanded from 40,000 to more than 500,000 and new offices opened in Raleigh, Austin, Boston, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Beijing.
Background
Krupp serves on the board of the Kennedy School Environment Council and the Leadership Council of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, where a fellowship has been established in his honor. He recently chaired the Green Group, the national coalition of 30 leading environmental organizations.
Krupp has served on the President`s Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations in the George W. Bush and Clinton administrations and served on the commissions on the environment established by Presidents Clinton and George H.W. Bush. He served on the board of the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment. He is the recipient of the 1999 Keystone Leadership in Environment Award and the 2002 Champion Award from the Women`s Council on Energy and the Environment.
Krupp is a graduate of Yale with a law degree from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining Environmental Defense, Krupp spent several years in private law practice in New Haven and helped found the Connecticut Fund for the Environment, a leading state environmental group. He lives in Connecticut with his family. |
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