White House Author
Mike Boots
Mike Boots formerly led the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). CEQ helps to develop the Administration’s environmental and energy policies and initiatives and works closely with federal agencies to implement them. Prior to leading CEQ, Mike served as the Chief of Staff at CEQ. In this capacity, he helped coordinate the Administration’s work on the President’s Climate Action Plan, the establishment of new national monuments that permanently protect unique American sites, the development of the nation’s first comprehensive National Ocean Policy, and the President’s federal sustainability initiative to reduce energy use and pollution across the federal government, among other environmental priorities. At the start of the Obama administration, he served as an Associate Director managing the natural resources portfolio at CEQ, focusing on protecting and conserving the nation’s special places, landscapes, freshwater resources, and oceans.
