Alex Matthiessen
Alex Matthiessen (born July 3, 1964) is an environmentalist and lives in New York City. He is the son of author and naturalist Peter Matthiessen.
Biography
Mr. Matthiessen graduated from the
Matthiessen began his activist career in 1990 as the grassroots program director for the
In 1997, Matthiessen was appointed as a special assistant to the
Matthiessen was Riverkeeper’s chief executive from 2000 to 2010 and served on the organization's board of directors during that time. Under his direction, Riverkeeper—an environmental non-profit that protects and defends the Hudson River and the New York City watershed—maintained a full-time patrol boat enforcement presence up and down the Hudson River and its tributaries, and extended its principal jurisdiction from north of Albany to New York Harbor. In addition to strengthening the group’s traditional enforcement role, Matthiessen pushed the organization to develop long-term, preventative strategies designed to strengthen the deterrents and incentives necessary to avoid pollution.[3]
Under Matthiessen’s leadership, Riverkeeper joined forces with institutions such as Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University School of Law, and Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, to enhance scientific understanding of the Hudson River, as well as stop what it views as ill-conceived development projects along the waterfront.[1]
In 2006, Matthiessen served on New York State Governor
In July, 2010, Matthiessen started an environmental consulting firm, Matthiessen Strategies, based in New York City, with clients in New York, Massachusetts, and Vancouver.
References
- ^ a b c d "Riverkeeper - Alex Matthiessen bio". Archived from the original on 2008-02-09. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ^ Alex Matthiessen National Outdoor Leadership School Archived 2012-12-14 at archive.today
- ^ The Hudson Riverkeeper Boating on the Hudson Archived 2007-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Board of Trustees Water Keeper Alliance Archived 2008-03-02 at the Wayback Machine