Dan Grossman, Chairperson 

Dan Grossman was appointed by the Colorado State Senate to begin his term on July 1, 2009.  He is the Regional Director for Environmental Defense Fund's Rocky
Mountain Regional Office in Boulder, Colorado. Dan leads the organization's efforts to
protect land, water and wildlife in the interior West, specifically focusing agricultural
policy, water rights, endangered species and habitat conservation. Dan joined EDF in
May of 2006, after serving ten years in the Colorado General Assembly. He served six
years in the Colorado House of Representatives, including two years as House Minority
Leader, the youngest person in Colorado history to serve in that capacity. Dan also
served four years in the Colorado Senate, where he was the Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee and Vice Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy
Committee.

Dan received his bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Kansas
and his law degree from the University of Denver. He lives in Denver's Stapleton
neighborhood with his wife, Robin Koenigsberg, and their two children, Leah and Adin.