Dr. Christopher J. Manganiello

Dr. Christopher J. Manganiello is Chattahoochee Riverkeeper’s Water Policy Director. He leads Chattahoochee Riverkeeper’s water supply program, tracks regional water planning, and works on legislative initiatives to ensure there is enough clean water for communities, environments, and economies that face a changing climate. Since 2010, Chris has provided strategic policy analysis and direction for the Georgia Water Coalition.

Chris has written extensively on natural resource topics including sustainability, energy, water, agriculture, and wildlife. He wrote a book, titled Southern Water, Southern Power: How the Politics of Cheap Energy and Water Scarcity Shaped a Region (University of North Carolina Press), and was co-editor, with Paul S. Sutter, of Environmental History and the American South: A Reader (University of Georgia Press). He has published in Environmental History, the Journal of the History of Biology, the Journal of Southern History, and Southern Cultures. Additionally, Chris has written and served as a subject matter expert for the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the New York Times, the Washington Post, public radio, and other media outlets.

Prior to joining Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Chris was the Georgia River Network Policy Director. Before that he was a Smithsonian Institution Fellow, and a University of Georgia and Georgia Gwinnett College faculty member.