The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has appointed Bruno Pigott as Acting Assistant Administrator of Water.
The second-in-command in EPA’s water office stepped into the shoes of Radhika Fox at the beginning of March as the agency’s top water official. At the end of February, Fox departed from the EPA to join Xylem as Senior Advisor, where she will provide, according to a press statement, strategic counsel to Xylem on evolving issues and opportunities in the water sector, as well as providing advice on a range of matters to support the delivery of the firm’s strategy.
Pigott, who brings with him a wealth of experience from his 20-year career at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, joined the EPA's water office in December 2021. Previously, he served as commissioner of the department from 2017 to 2021 under former Governor Eric Holcomb (R).
When asked about his new role, Bruno Pigott said to Smart Water Magazine: “I strongly believe that the government can work to benefit people’s lives. In my new role as the Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water, I look 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.”
He holds a bachelor’s degree in political theory and economics from James Madison College at Michigan State University and a master's degree in public and environmental affairs from Indian University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
