Dr. Darryl Banks, OBE is a Rhodes Scholar, distinguished scientist, and environmental and energy policy expert. Educated at Coe College and the University of Oxford, Dr. Banks has held numerous senior management and research positions. His management roles included service at the Environmental Protection Agency, New York’s Deputy Commissioner for Environmental Quality, and Vice President of the Center for American Progress. In research, he has held Senior Fellowships at the Rand Corporation, the World Resources Institute, and as Congressional Science Fellow. Dr. Banks has also held senior positions in the private sector and is the author of numerous publications in environmental and energy policy. In 2009, he was honored by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for his work on US-UK scientific and academic relations.