Radhika Fox
{{Short description|American government official}}
{{use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Radhika Fox
| image = Radhika Fox, EPA Assistant Administrator.jpg
| office = Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for Water
| president = Joe Biden
| term_start = June 23, 2021
| term_end = February 2024
| predecessor = David Ross
| successor =
| education = Columbia University (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (MA)
}}
Radhika Fox is an American government official who served as the assistant administrator for water at the Environmental Protection Agency from 2021 to 2024.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-14|title=President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Key Administration Leaders on Climate and Transportation|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/14/president-biden-announces-his-intent-to-nominate-key-administration-leaders-on-climate-and-transportation/|access-date=2021-05-10|publisher=The White House}}{{Cite web|date=2021-06-15|title=PN444 - Nomination of Radhika Fox for Environmental Protection Agency, 117th Congress (2021-2022)|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/444|access-date=2021-06-16|publisher=US Congress}}
Education
Fox received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University in 1995,{{Cite web|title=Alumni Go to Washington|url=https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/alumni-go-washington|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Columbia Magazine}} where she majored in philosophy and religion,{{Cite web|title=CQ Weekly: Interview with Radhika Fox |publisher=US Water Alliance|url=http://uswateralliance.org/news/cq-weekly-interview-radhika-fox|access-date=2021-05-10}} and a master's in city and urban planning from the University of California, Berkeley.
Career
She directed policy and government affairs for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and served as the federal policy director at PolicyLink before joining the US Water Alliance, where she was CEO from 2015 to 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-22|title=Radhika Fox appointed to lead EPA's Office of Water|url=https://waterfm.com/radhika-fox-appointed-to-lead-epas-office-of-water/|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Water Finance & Management|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=U.S. Water Alliance Announces Radhika Fox Will Be Its Next CEO |publisher=US Water Alliance|url=http://uswateralliance.org/news/us-water-alliance-announces-radhika-fox-will-be-its-next-ceo|access-date=2021-05-10}} and concurrently worked as the director of the Value of Water Coalition.{{Cite web|title=Radhika Fox|url=https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/bio/radhika-fox|access-date=2021-05-10|publisher=U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation|date=21 March 2016}}
=Biden administration=
On January 20, 2021, Fox was appointed by President Biden to the position of assistant administrator for water at the Environmental Protection Agency. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 16, 2021, by a vote of 55–43.
Fox resigned her position in February 2024.{{Cite web|date=2024-01-10|title=Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox to step down at EPA|url=https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/assistant-administrator-water-radhika-fox-step-down-epa|access-date=2024-03-11|website=epa.gov}}
Personal life
Fox is of Indian American descent.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-15|title=Indian-American Meera Joshi, Radhika Fox nominated by Joe Biden for key admin posts|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/indianamerican-meera-joshi-radhika-fox-nominated-by-joe-biden-for-key-admin-posts-101618455880773.html|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Hindustan Times}} Her grandmother lived in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, where Fox lived while her parents completed training in the United States.{{Cite web |title=CQ Weekly: Interview with Radhika Fox {{!}} US Water Alliance |url=http://uswateralliance.org/news/cq-weekly-interview-radhika-fox |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=uswateralliance.org}}
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Category:Women government officials
Category:People of the United States Environmental Protection Agency
Category:American politicians of Indian descent
Category:Columbia College (New York) alumni
Category:University of California, Berkeley alumni