Author Description
Gary M. Gold is an attorney and engineer who recently served as a senior executive on the leadership team at the US Department of the Interior. In this role, Gary led the Bureau of Reclamation in Tribal water rights settlement negotiations—in the Colorado River Basin and other basins throughout the western United States—and in advancing water infrastructure and conservation projects through administrative and regulatory processes. Prior to his time at Interior, Gary served as a Natural Resources Attorney for a water and power provider in Arizona. Gary has also served as professional staff for US senators on both sides of the aisle in roles as a Natural Resources Policy Advisor and Water Law Fellow. Before practicing law, Gary worked as a Water Resources Engineer at a public utility in central Texas and conducted research funded by the National Science Foundation on the water-energy nexus. Gary lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife—who is a source of strength and inspiration through her antifragile approach to parenting, work, and everything in between—and their two daughters.
