Richard Wildermann

After serving as a U.S. Naval Aviator in the late 1960s, Richard Wildermann received a master’s degree from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. He spent his career as an environmental analyst and program manager in the public and private sectors, overseeing assessments of major federal projects, including offshore oil development. He was the sole U.S. member of an international team that wrote the "Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment in the Arctic."

Richard and his wife, Margaret, live on Seabrook Island, South Carolina, where he is a climate activist. They have a son and daughter and three precious grandchildren who are the inspiration for Richard’s research and writing about the climate crisis.