Lisa P. Jackson

About

American chemical engineer who served as the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency from 2009 to 2013. She notably oversaw the EPA's response to the BP oil spill in 2010.

Before Fame

She studied engineering and received a scholarship from the Shell Oil Company.

Trivia

She started her political career in New Jersey as the Commissioner of Environmental Protection of New Jersey under Jon Corzine.

Family Life

She is the mother of two children with her husband, Kenneth Jackson.

Associated With

She was in office during the Barack Obama administration.