Peter Gleick — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship (2003), Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization (2018), and elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (2006) and American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2023).
Serves as President-emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Pacific Institute.
Co-founded the Pacific Institute in Oakland, California in 1987.
Pioneered concepts of the soft water path and peak water, and produced early work on links between environmental issues, water, climate change, and international security.
Author of fourteen books, including 'The Three Ages of Water' (2023), 'Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water' (2010), and 'A Twenty-First Century U.S. Water Policy' (2012).
Holds a B.S. from Yale University and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.

Biography

Peter Gleick is an American hydrologist and climatologist who co-founded the Pacific Institute in Oakland, California, in 1987. He currently serves as President-emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Institute, an independent non-governmental research center dedicated to creating solutions for global water challenges. His work focuses on issues such as water and climate, water sustainability, the human right to water, and water, peace, and security.