Speakers
Ms. Brennan Van Dyke
North American Regional Director, United Nations Environment Programme
Brennan Van Dyke has served as Director of the Regional Office for North
America of the United Nations Environment Programme since 2000.
Ms. Van Dyke came to UNEP from the office of United States Senator, Carl
Levin, where she served as Legislative Assistant. Prior to that, Ms. Van
Dyke was Director of the Trade and Investment Program of Center for
International Environmental Law and worked for the New York law firm,
Hughes Hubbard and Reed and as Issues Director of a gubernatorial campaign.
She has also taught as an adjunct professor of law at the American
University's Washington College of Law and has published numerous articles,
primarily addressing the environmental impacts of international trade and
investment rules.
She earned her J.D. in 1991 from Yale Law School and her B.A. in 1988 from University of California, Berkeley.
