The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water has witness critical movements in its leadership in the past two weeks.
Radhika Fox departed her role as assistant administrator to the Office of Water Feb. 23, which she had announced earlier this year. On February 27, she announced she would be joining Xylem as a senior advisor and will provide strategic counsel to the company.
Replacing her in the role, according to information from EPA, is Bruno Pigott. Pigott was Fox's second-in-command in the Office of Water having held the position of principal deputy administrator. In an email to Wastewater Digest, EPA's public relations team shared the following information about Piggot's values and work history.
Bruno’s deep appreciation for water began as a small boy who grew up playing along the shores of Lake Huron in Michigan. As a child, he spent summers on Huron’s beaches, swimming and fishing in the clear, cold water, and exploring the wetlands and their natural bounty.
Bruno is a career public servant, having worked at the cross-section of public service and water policy for more than 30 years—including on Capitol Hill, at a Foundation, as a city councilmember, and as Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environment.
In his role as the Office of Water leader, Bruno brings the strong belief that government can work to benefit people’s lives. He particularly looks forward to working for an Administrator who puts science, public health, and environmental protection first and, moreover, who strives to ensure that EPA’s work is grounded in the lived experience of the American people—especially low income and disadvantaged communities.
