Jane Nishida
American lawyer and government official
Jane Toshiko Nishida (born April 26, 1955) is an American lawyer and government official. She served as the assistant administrator in the Office of International and Tribal Affairs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency during the presidency of Joe Biden. Nishida served as the acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from January 20 to March 11, 2021, and again from January 1 to January 20, 2025. Nishida also served as acting Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from October 5 to December 31, 2024.
Life
Nishida was born in Bethesda, Maryland on April 26, 1955. She earned a B.A. in international relations from Lewis & Clark College in 1977, and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1980.
Nishida was a counsel in the Maryland General Assembly during 1981–1984, and then worked in the Governor's Legislative Office until 1991. She was then the Executive Director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation during 1991–1995. Nishida was Maryland Secretary of the Environment from March 27, 1995, to April 26, 2002. Nishida then became a senior environmental specialist at The World Bank.
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