Stephen S. Koenigsberg

About Stephen S. Koenigsberg

Steve has more than three decades of experience in the environmental industry with a broad exposure to its many facets. His career has included entrepreneurial activities often leading to co-inventing and vending several well-known products and technologies. He has helped define the emerging field of expedited site closure with emphasis on the incorporation of advanced technologies and served in executive management positions, as a business development leader and consultant, and across several operational sectors. Before founding Koenigsberg and Associates, he most recently served as President of EN Rx, Inc. In 1994, he co-founded Regenesis and was involved in the formulation and development of products which have been applied to more than sites worldwide, having direct design involvement in about In 2006, Steve moved from product development and sales to consulting and has been involved in more than 200 major remediation projects using single and combined remedies with advanced diagnostic methods for better site design, management, and resolution thus saving clients time and money. In addition to remediation-based solutions, Steve has been involved in a series of innovative technologies by guiding the inventors in the development of their companies. As part of his legacy, Steve has authored and co-authored more than 175 technical articles and presentation abstracts, four books, and four international patents focusing on remediation and environmental biotechnology. In May 2019, and again in June, 2021, he co-produced a PFAS Experts Symposium, a unique consensus-driven policy development event in Washington, D.C. Results were published in the Remediation Journal.Steve’s professional recognitions include a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Environmental Health & Sciences (AEHS) and a Wall Street Journal Technology Development Award.He has 18 years of service as an Adjunct Professor and Dean’s Advisory Council member at the California State University at Fullerton, and has served his community by- Addressing the need for providing clean water in the developing world as an Advocate for Water Mission Working in the local community’s high schools and service organizations as a tutor, career guidance counselor and ESL teacher Serving as the Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network interviewing qualified admission applicants and supporting inquiries on how Cornell University might fit their

Experience

1. Senior Principal

   Montrose Environmental Group

   Jan 2023 — Present · Irvine, CA, US

   Given Steve’s career experiences, he is focused on being in service to several areas in the Montrose Environmental Group (MEG) including but not limited to the following.Business Development:Steve is a proven leader in expanding the profile of employers and clients in technologies and services in the environmental industry. The current focus will be on elements of the large array of Montrose capabilities (see Aspects of the work will include the identification of advanced environmental technologies and processes leading to the acquisition of companies.New Technology Development:Managing a new and unique approach, using biotechnology, to address several needs within the developing hydrogen economy. This timely shift is part of significant decarbonization initiatives in government and the private sector.Site Investigation and Remediation Practices:Continue with long-standing practices in classical site investigation and remediation, integrated with advanced technologies and protocols as warranted. Continue with a signature practice, years in development, that emphasizes reducing time and cost to site resolution. A decade of experience in PFAS science and site management will be part of these activities.Other Interests:Keep abreast of the latest developments that are impacting the environmental industry including Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) protocols and Artificial Intelligence (AI) processes, along with Data Analytics, as applied to site investigation and remediation. Maintain an active interest in training and mentoring staff in aspects of environmental science in line with decades of experience as an Adjunct Professor.

Education

• The City College of New York

  Master of Science - MS, Biological Oceanography (Candidate)

  1972 — 1973

• The City College of New York

  Bachelor’s Degree, Biology

  1968 — 1972

• Cornell University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Agricultural Biotechnology

  1974 — 1979

• UC Irvine

  Civil Engineering (Extension Classes)

  1994 — 1996