Prior to
joining the Obama administration Dr. Holdren was Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental
Policy and Director of the Program on Science, Technology, and Public
Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, as well as professor in Harvard's Department of
Earth and Planetary Sciences and Director of the independent, nonprofit Woods Hole Research Center.
Shultz added, «I'm excited to be
joining the talented team at AGU and am looking forward to highlighting for
policy makers the importance of
Earth and space science to our country's future, especially at a time when that science is threatened by budget cuts and other challenges.»