Studies at the University of Maryland, Munich and University of Munich; BA and MA,University of Nevada, Las Vegas; doctoral studies, Stanford University.1989-2014, General Manager, Las Vegas Valley. 1992-2014, Chief Executive Officer,Southern Nevada Water Authority.Governor's lead negotiator on all interstate and international matters on the Colorado River. Led the most aggressive urban conservation programme in the United States. Negotiated three historic interstate and international agreements on the Colorado River.2014-Present: Senior Fellow Brookings Institute and Brookings Mountain West and Distinguished Maki Faculty Advisor, Desert Research Institute.2015-Present: UNLV, William S. Boyd School of Law, Senior Fellow, Climate Adaptation and Environmental Policy, Brookings Institute and Practitioner in Residence for the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution.Commissioner: Nevada Ga ming Commission.President: Association of Metropolitan Water Districts; Western Urban Water Association.Treasurer, Water Resource Association.Board Member: Water Utility Climate Alliance; National Water Resources Association; Keep Memory Alive. DiocesanFinance Committee. Regent, Bishop Gorman High School. President, St. Viator School Board. Member, KNPR Board of Trustees.Member, Board of Regents, University of Nevada. Recipient of awards.