Michael Peterson
Deputy Commissioner on Climate and Sustainability, Office of Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara @California Department of Insurance
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WORK HISTORY
Deputy Commissioner on Climate and Sustainability, Office of Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara @California Department of Insurance
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley
PhD, Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
Whitman College
B.A; Associate Professor, Biology and Environmental Studies; Biology
Western Washington University
Master of Science, Environmental Science - Freshwater Ecology
SKILLS
ABOUT MICHAEL PETERSON
Michael Peterson is currently the inaugural Deputy Commissioner of the Climate and Sustainability Branch for Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara at the California Department of Insurance. In this role, Peterson is leading multiple initiatives to reduce climate risk and strengthen resilience, including work on the California Climate Insurance Working Group which focuses on resiliency through closing protection gaps and employing nature-based solutions. Peterson also leads a partnership with the United Nations Principles for Sustainable Insurance (UN PSI) that developed the California Sustainable Insurance Roadmap released in 2022 and the first sustainable insurance strategy and action plan of its kind, including new steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, close insurance protection gaps, and accelerate climate resilience. Prior to his current position, Peterson was a policy consultant in the California State Senate, focusing on climate change, natural resources, air quality, and energy policy. Peterson has a background researching biology and physiology, earning a PhD in Environmental Science, Policy and Management from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Masters degree at Western Washington University.
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