George Gray

Prior to joining the Milken Institute SPH in 2010, Professor Gray served as assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Research and Development and as the agency science advisor, promoting scientific excellence in EPA research, advocating for the continuing evolution of the agency’s approach to analysis, and encouraging programs that provide academic research to support EPA’s mission. His areas of focus included nanotechnology, ecosystem research, the influence of toxicology advances on testing and risk assessment, and sustainability.

From 2001 to 2005, Professor Gray was executive director of the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, and a member of the faculty at the Harvard School of Public Health. In addition to teaching, he applied the tools of risk analysis to public health problems ranging from mad cow disease to pesticides in food to the risks and benefits of fish consumption. Making good public health decisions means assessing what we know, characterizing what we don’t, and moving forward.

Dr. Gray holds a PhD from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, MS in toxicology from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, and BA in biology from the University Michigan.

Dr. Gray’s primary research interests are risk characterization, risk communication and the role of science in policy-making. Particular areas of emphasis include the role of risk analysis in sustainability decisions, characterizing the risks of sparsely tested chemicals and improving the use of scientific information in regulatory decisions.