Zach Schafer

Zach Schafer is Senior Advisor to EPA’s Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water, Radhika Fox. The Office of Water works to ensure that drinking water is safe, wastewater is safely returned to the environment, and surface waters are properly managed and protected. Prior to joining EPA, Zach served as the founding Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director at United for Infrastructure and Senior Policy Director for the Council on Competitiveness. Zack also worked on water and climate policy at the White House Council on Environmental Quality during the Obama Administration. He holds a B.A. in economics, international affairs, and history from the University of Delaware and an M.A. in Energy and Environmental Policy from the Biden School of Public Policy at the University of Delaware.