On Monday, March 11, CPPA faculty and students have the opportunity to meet UMass alumnus Kevin Knobloch (’78), president of the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) since 2003. This reception is a rare opportunity to talk and network with one of the leaders of the environmental movement. The informal reception will include light refreshments and will take place in Gordon Hall 302 at 2:30 p.m.
This veteran leader in the environmental policy community holds more than 30 years of experience in U.S. government and media advocacy. He has led several UCS delegations to the United Nations International Climate negotiations and currently oversees all UCS programs and operations. After starting his career as a newspaper reporter in Massachusetts, Knobloch worked on Capitol Hill as a press secretary, legislative assistant and then legislative director. He then became director of conservation programs for the Appalachian Mountain Club in Boston and co-founded the Arlington (MA) Land Trust.
Knobloch earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from UMass Amherst. He holds a master’s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, with a focus on natural resource economics and environmental management.
On Tuesday, March 12, Knobloch will present a public lecture hosted by the Alumni Association titled “Needed: Skillful Capitalists to Lead us to a Low-Carbon Future.” Goodell Hall, 4 p.m.