William Farmer
Adjunct Professor @Harvard Division Of Continuing Education
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WORK HISTORY
Adjunct Professor @Harvard Division Of Continuing Education
Lead Instructor for Core Courses in \"Managing for Climate Change\" Graduate Certificate- Climate Adaptation: Planning and Policy
EDUCATION
Tufts University
MS, Civil Engineering, Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Boston University
B.A., Environmental Science
Tufts University
Certificate, Water: Systems, Science and Society
Harvard University
Credential, Public Leadership
Tufts University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Water Resources Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT WILLIAM FARMER
I help water utilities and basin collaboratives make confident decisions under uncertainty. At Hazen and Sawyer, I lead resiliency and adaptive planning work that blends pragmatic scenario design with rigorous analytics—turning climate and demand variability into clear sign-posts, triggers, and time-bound actions.Before consulting, I spent 15 years at USGS leading cross-disciplinary programs on drought, water security, and ecosystem health, partnering with federal, state, tribal, and DoD teams. That experience taught me how to translate complex science into operational choices that withstand scrutiny and deliver results.My focus now: build simple, transparent planning tools; facilitate multi-stakeholder alignment; and deliver roadmaps that are credible to engineers, finance teams, boards, and the public.What I bring:Adaptive planning & decision pathways (sign-posts, triggers, tiered actions)Quantitative analytics & modeling (R/Python; time series, uncertainty, stress tests)Utility-ready climate & demand insights (not just projections—decisions)Multi-stakeholder facilitation and concise executive communicationProgram design and delivery from pilot to implementation
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