Jerry Meral
Director, California Water Program, Natural Heritage Institute
Biography:
Dr. Gerald (Jerry) Meral is the director of the California Water Program at the Natural Heritage Institute. He represents NHI on California water issues and water quality related to transportation projects. He represented NHI on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan steering committee in 2010. From 2011 to 2013 Dr. Meral served as Deputy Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, in charge of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. Previously, he served as Executive Director of the Planning and Conservation League, a California statewide conservation group, from 1983-2003. He developed a variety of statewide conservation and health measures which produced more than $20 billion in new statewide programs, and directed the League’s program of conservation legislation. Prior to that, Dr. Meral served as Deputy Director of the California Department of Water Resources from 1975-1983, where he directed the statewide water planning and energy programs. He also served as Director of Western Water Programs for the Environmental Defense Fund from 1971 to 1975. He holds a Ph.D. in Zoology from UC Berkeley.
Conference:
VX2018