Chief Executive

Sir James Bevan

Biography

Sir James Bevan joined the Environment Agency (EA) as Chief Executive in late November 2015.

Sir James has had a long career in government. His previous roles include:

• UK High Commissioner to India
• Chief Operating Officer, UK Foreign Office
• Visiting Fellow, Center for International Affairs, Harvard

He has also held a number of senior posts in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office including posts in Washington, Paris and Brussels.

Sir James has a BA Honours in Social Anthropology from the University of Sussex.

He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 2006 and was awarded a Knighthood in 2012. Sir James was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Sussex University in 2012.

Chief Executive

The Chief Executive is the leader of the EA and is responsible for the day to day management of the organisation.

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1. Defusing the 'Weather Bomb': The Future of Flood Defence
   • 25 February 2020
   • Speech
2. Doing Well By Doing Good: How Business Can Tackle the Climate Emergency
   • 05 February 2020
   • Speech
3. The Climate Emergency: “....this year the answers are different.”
   • 25 October 2019
   • Speech
4. It’s the climate emergency, stupid
   • 25 June 2019
   • Speech
5. Not drowning but waving: making the climate emergency a global opportunity
   • 18 June 2019
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6. What future for water? Three challenges for the industry
   • 14 May 2019
   • Speech
7. Climate Change: Turning emergency into opportunity
   • 16 April 2019
   • Speech
8. Escaping the jaws of death: ensuring enough water in 2050
   • 19 March 2019
   • Speech
9. Ruling the Waves: How to fight flooding in the 21st Century
   • 20 March 2018
   • Speech
10. What you should really be worrying about: climate change
    • 22 February 2018
    • Speech

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