Peter Gleick

Peter H. Gleick (; born 1956) is an American scientist working on issues related to the environment. He works at the Pacific Institute in Oakland, California, which he co-founded in 1987. In 2003 he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for his work on water resources. Among the issues he has addressed are conflicts over water resources, water and climate change, development, and human health.In 2006 he was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. In 2011, Gleick was the launch Chairman of the "new task force on scientific ethics and integrity" of the American Geophysical Union. Gleick received the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) Ven Te Chow Memorial Award in 2011, and that same year he and the Pacific Institute were awarded the first U.S. Water Prize. In 2014, the Guardian newspaper listed Gleick as one of the world's top 10 "water tweeters." In 2019, Gleick was awarded the BMI Prize, awarded to "an exceptional individual who has devoted his/her research and academic life to the solution of a strategic global challenge."