Te Honorable James (Jim) W. Ziglar, Senior Counsel at Van Ness Feldman, has been named a member of the Water Science and Technology Board of the National Academies National Research Council. Mr. Ziglar, a Senior Counsel with the firm, has over 40 years of experience in law, finance, management, and public policy. He provides strategic business and policy advice to a broad range of clients on issues relating to energy and natural resources, health care, public infrastructure finance, and homeland security.

Founded in 1982, the Water Science and Technology Board provides independent, objective analysis and studies related to all aspects of water resources in the national interest. The Board’s scope spans a wide-range of issues relating to water science, technology, policy, as well as economic and social impacts. Mr. Ziglar joins a distinguished group of environmental leaders, including professors, engineers, and scientists from across the country working together to address the Nation’s water challenges. Mr. Ziglar served as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science in the Reagan Administration and previously served two terms as a Member of the Division of Earth and Life Studies of the National Academy of Sciences.