Full Name
Alexandra Alexandra Dunn
Job Title
President and CEO
Company
CLA
Speaker Bio
Alexandra (Alex) Dunn joins CLA after serving as a Partner in the Environmental, Safety, and Incident Response group at the international law firm of Baker Botts, LLP in its Washington, DC office. While at Baker Botts, Alex worked on crop protection issues, chemical regulation, water quality, enforcement, litigation, environmental justice and community engagement, and risk communication.
Alex is one of the top environmental lawyers in the nation, with a strong background in leading organizations. She has nearly three decades of experience working at the local, state, and federal levels of government. Her deep relationships across the nation and passion for transparency, equity, and sustainability, make her a perfect fit for CLA at this moment in time.
From 2019-2021, with unanimous consent confirmation by the U.S. Senate, Alex served as Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. There, she was responsible for implementation of programs of critical relevance to CLA and cultivated her passion for agricultural issues.
Prior, she was EPA Administrator for New England from 2018-2019, where she focused on watersheds, enforcement, the agriculture of New England, and environmental justice.
Previously, Alex served as Executive Director and General Counsel of the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS), the non-partisan association of U.S. state and territorial environmental commissioners.
She held other dynamic positions in her career, including Executive Director and General Counsel of the Association of Clean Water Agencies (ACWA); Dean of Environmental Law Programs at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University; General Counsel of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies; and Counsel at the American Chemistry Council.
Alex is a nationally known author on the topics of sustainability, chemical regulation, environmental justice, and watershed management; she also has taught environmental justice at four law schools and is a current Lecturer in Law in Environmental Justice at Catholic University, Columbus School of Law (Fall 2022, 2023) and a Professorial Lecturer in Law at the George Washington University School of Law (Spring 2023, 2024).
Alex is ranked by Chambers as one of the top attorneys in the environmental law field. Lawdragon named her a 2024 Leader in Environmental Law. The National Law Journal recognized her in 2021 as an Energy and Environmental Trailblazer. She serves on the Columbus School of Law Alumni Advisory Council, the Leadership Council of the Environmental Law Institute, the Board of Regents of the American College of Environmental Lawyers, on the American Law Institute’s Environmental Law Advisory Panel, and as a leader in the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy and Resources and on the Section of Litigation’s Environmental Litigation Committee.
Alex grew up with a passion for the environment and sustainability as a Girl Scout, equestrian, and outdoor adventurer. She has been fortunate to call many states home, including New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Virginia, as well as the District of Columbia. Today she can be found most weekends hiking trails near her home in Loudoun County, Virginia with her two rescue dogs, kayaking on the Potomac River, or visiting one of Loudoun’s many farm stands.
Alex is one of the top environmental lawyers in the nation, with a strong background in leading organizations. She has nearly three decades of experience working at the local, state, and federal levels of government. Her deep relationships across the nation and passion for transparency, equity, and sustainability, make her a perfect fit for CLA at this moment in time.
From 2019-2021, with unanimous consent confirmation by the U.S. Senate, Alex served as Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. There, she was responsible for implementation of programs of critical relevance to CLA and cultivated her passion for agricultural issues.
Prior, she was EPA Administrator for New England from 2018-2019, where she focused on watersheds, enforcement, the agriculture of New England, and environmental justice.
Previously, Alex served as Executive Director and General Counsel of the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS), the non-partisan association of U.S. state and territorial environmental commissioners.
She held other dynamic positions in her career, including Executive Director and General Counsel of the Association of Clean Water Agencies (ACWA); Dean of Environmental Law Programs at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University; General Counsel of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies; and Counsel at the American Chemistry Council.
Alex is a nationally known author on the topics of sustainability, chemical regulation, environmental justice, and watershed management; she also has taught environmental justice at four law schools and is a current Lecturer in Law in Environmental Justice at Catholic University, Columbus School of Law (Fall 2022, 2023) and a Professorial Lecturer in Law at the George Washington University School of Law (Spring 2023, 2024).
Alex is ranked by Chambers as one of the top attorneys in the environmental law field. Lawdragon named her a 2024 Leader in Environmental Law. The National Law Journal recognized her in 2021 as an Energy and Environmental Trailblazer. She serves on the Columbus School of Law Alumni Advisory Council, the Leadership Council of the Environmental Law Institute, the Board of Regents of the American College of Environmental Lawyers, on the American Law Institute’s Environmental Law Advisory Panel, and as a leader in the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy and Resources and on the Section of Litigation’s Environmental Litigation Committee.
Alex grew up with a passion for the environment and sustainability as a Girl Scout, equestrian, and outdoor adventurer. She has been fortunate to call many states home, including New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Virginia, as well as the District of Columbia. Today she can be found most weekends hiking trails near her home in Loudoun County, Virginia with her two rescue dogs, kayaking on the Potomac River, or visiting one of Loudoun’s many farm stands.
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