Dr. Joseph K. Lyou believes everyone has the right to breathe clean air. He has worked for more than 25 years to improve public health and environmental conditions in California’s most polluted and disadvantaged communities. Dr. Lyou serves as President and CEO of the Coalition for Clean Air, a state-wide organization dedicated to restoring clean and healthful air to all of California. He advocates for effective public policy and practical business solutions that reduce air pollution, protect public health, and prevent climate change.
Since 2007, Dr. Lyou has also served as the Governor’s Appointee to the South Coast Air Quality Management District Governing Board, the public agency responsible for improving air quality for more than 16 million people living in Southern California.
Dr. Lyou founded the California Environmental Rights Alliance in 2003 and served as Executive Director through August 2010. He previously held management positions with the California League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and the Committee to Bridge the Gap.
He received his Ph.D. from the University of California Santa Cruz in 1990.