Dr. Jonathan Wiener

Biography

Jonathan B. Wiener is the William R. Perkins Distinguished Professor at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy. He co-directs the Duke Center for Risk Science and Society. He holds a J.D. from Harvard University (1987) and has served as a visiting professor at prestigious institutions, including Harvard Law School and the University of Chicago Law School. Wiener has contributed to significant literature on environmental risk regulation, climate policy, and legal frameworks surrounding emerging technologies. He has authored or co-authored over 100 articles on these subjects and has been involved in high-level advisory roles, including with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He is recognized for his role in the Society for Risk Analysis, and has received several awards for his contributions to risk analysis and environmental policy, including the Chauncey Starr Young Risk Analyst Award and the Richard J. Burk Outstanding Service Award. As a former member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers and the Office of Science and Technology Policy, he helped shape national policies on climate change and regulatory review.

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