Craig Cox is senior vice president for Agriculture and Natural Resources at Environmental Working Group (EWG). Mr. Cox began his career in conservation by joining the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in 1977 as a field biologist. Since then, he has worked for the National Academy of Sciences, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, the USDA, and as executive director of the Soil and Water Conservation Society. He joined EWG as Midwest vice president in 2008 and directs the organization’s research and advocacy work in agriculture, renewable energy, and climate change. He has degrees in Wildlife Ecology and Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota. He is an avid fly fisherman, hunter, and hiker.