William Holmberg

president, Global Biorefineries

Williams Holmberg is the Chairman and President of Renew the Earth and the Chairman of the Board at the New Uses Council and the Biomass Coordinating Council of the American Council on Renewable Energy. Holmberg has worked for the EPA where he helped pioneer the use of ethanol as fuel, integrated the registration of biological pesticides, and fostered organic farming programs. He also helped establish the Office of Alcohol Fuels at the Department of Energy. Holmberg is a US Naval Academy graduate and has served in the Marine Corps. He has been awarded the Navy Cross, the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, the Joint Service Commendation Medal and the EPA Silver Medal. Holmberg has advanced degrees in Personnel Administration, Russian Language, Soviet Affairs, and in Amphibious and Integrated Combat Operations.