William K. Reilly

William Reilly
Chair of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
In office
May 21, 2010  January 11, 2011
Served with Bob Graham
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
7th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
In office
February 8, 1989  January 20, 1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byLee M. Thomas
Succeeded byCarol Browner
Personal details
Born
William Kane Reilly

(1940-01-26) January 26, 1940
Decatur, Illinois, United States
Political partyRepublican (until 2020)
Independent (2020–present)
SpouseElizabeth Buxton
Children2
EducationYale University (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)
Columbia University (MUP)

William Kane Reilly (born January 26, 1940) is an American politician. He has previously served as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under President George H. W. Bush. He has served as president of World Wildlife Fund, as a founder or advisor to several business ventures, and on many boards of directors. In 2010, he was appointed by President Barack Obama co-chair of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling to investigate the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.