Deron Lovaas

Deron Lovaas is Director of State/Federal Policy & Practice for NRDC’s Urban Solutions Program. He advocates for policies that boost efficiency of affordable housing as part of the Energy Efficiency for All project, and for investments in smart transportation and community development. He is an expert on a variety of issues and has testified many times before Congress and other policymaking institutions on topics including dependence on oil, energy efficiency, fuel economy, transportation infrastructure, roads and bridges, public works, gas taxes, aviation, buses, railroads and bicycle and pedestrian projects.

Prior to his decade at NRDC, Deron spent ten years working at several conservation groups including the National Wildlife Federation, Zero Population Growth and the Sierra Club, where he directed a national campaign to reduce suburban sprawl. He was also an environmental specialist with Maryland's Environment Department from 1993 to 1995. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in 1992.