Scott Anderson

Senior Policy Director US Climate and Energy Program, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

Scott Anderson is Senior Policy Director in the Climate and Energy Program of Environmental Defense Fund. Since 2005, Scott has served as Environmental Defense’s point person on policies relating to the geological sequestration of carbon dioxide and the impacts of oil and gas development on land, water and communities. Mr. Anderson is a frequent speaker at conferences and participates in stakeholder groups focused on reducing the environmental footprint of energy operations. Scott spent many years in the oil and gas industry prior to joining Environmental Defense Fund. He is the former Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO). He was the long-time Secretary of the LIAISON Committee of Cooperating Oil and Gas Associations and currently is a member of the Committee of Visitors for the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin. He holds degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Texas School of Law.