Past ELI Board Members

Since 1970, ELI has been led with the guidance of our Board of Directors. From across many sectors, our Directors have been the best and the brightest thought leaders on environmental issues in their respective sectors. We thank all of our past directors for the unending support that has been crucial in the success of the Environmental Law Institute.

Below is a list of the esteemed former members of ELI’s Board of Directors:

Tom Mounteer
  • 2010
    2012
  • 2013
    2016
Edmund Muskie
  • 1983
    1986
  • 1987
    1989
  • 1990
    1993
  • 1994
    1996
Ellen Myerberg
  • 1983
    1984
Mary Nichols
  • 2006
    2008
Jane T. Nishida
  • 1998
    2001
Nancy Nord
  • 1982
    1985
  • 1986
    1988
Eleanor Holmes Norton
  • 1992
    1995
  • 1996
    1998
Owen Olpin
  • 1985
    1988
  • 1989
    1991
Jaime X. Palafox G.
  • 2006
    2008
  • 2009
    2011
Manisha D. Patel
  • 2021
    2022
Vickie Patton
Robert Percival
  • 1993
    1996
  • 1997
    1999
Russell Peterson
  • 1976
    1977
Helen Petrauskas
  • 1986
    1989
  • 1990
    1993
  • 1994
    1996
Kevin Poloncarz
  • 2017
    2022