Biography

Kurt Riegel is a scientist and retired federal senior executive (Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation, Department of the Navy) and teaches environmental management at the Johns Hopkins University. He has also worked at the University of California, Leiden University in the Netherlands, US Department of Energy, RAND Corporation, and George Washington University. He is a member and chairman of the Severn River Commission, member of the Annapolis Transportation Board, the Anne Arundel County Bicycle Commission, and the Board of Advisors of the Chesapeake Legal Alliance. He has served as a member and chairman of the Annapolis Environmental Commission, chairman of the Annapolis Transportation Board, and member of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Reconstruction Advisory Group. He served as president and board member of the Severn River Association, and on the board of directors of the West Annapolis Civic Association. He has a BA in physics from Johns Hopkins University, a PhD in astronomy and astrophysics from the University of Maryland, and is a graduate of the Program for Management Development at the Harvard Business School. He is a sailor, loves the Chesapeake Bay and has cruised much of it in addition to circumnavigations of the DelMarVa peninsula and voyages to Nantucket and back, and sailing in the British Virgin Islands and Greece. His wife Marieluise is an artist, and children Tatiana, Sam, and Eden are entertainment professionals working in Hollywood.