Rick Otis
Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
As Deputy Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Rick is part of the senior management team responsible for the agency's policy, rulemaking, and innovations activities. He began his career in Washington, D.C. in 1980 as a Presidential Management Intern at EPA. He has worked for the Office of Management and Budget, Congressman Fred Upton, a government affairs consulting firm, an industry trade association, and his own consulting firm. Over this twenty-five year period, Rick has developed an extensive understanding of the mechanisms used by federal agencies, Congress, the Executive Office of the President, and interest groups to establish and implement national environmental policy. His experience with these mechanisms, existing environmental laws, the federal regulatory process, and the transformational value of information technology has fostered his interest in the logical evolution of federal environmental programs. This includes a sound grasp of the political, institutional, procedural, public opinion, and communications challenges associated with successfully achieving innovative change. He received an MBA from Cornell University in 1980 and a BA from Ithaca College in 1976.
Appearances
- Can the Internet Transform Federal Rulemaking? October 16, 2008
Biography last updated October 2008