Peter H. Gleick

Dr. Peter Gleick is a hydroclimatologist who specializes in fresh water, climate change, sustainability, and public communications. He co -founded the Pacific Institute, which is an innovative, independent non-governmental organization addressing the connections between the environment and global sustainability.

Gleick’s work has sought to redefine water from the realm of engineers to the world of sustainability, human rights, and integrated thinking. He pioneered the concept of the “soft path for water,” developed the idea of “peak water,” and has written about the need for a “local water movement.”

He has received many honors, including a MacArthur Fellowship, the U.S. Water Prize, and the Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization.

Gleick is the author/editor of many scientific papers and books, including The World's Water series, Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water, A 21st Century U.S. Water Policy, and, most recently, The Three Ages of Water: Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and a Hope for the Future.

He is a graduate of Yale University and the University of California, Berkeley, where he received an MS and a PhD.