Michael S. Regan

Michael S. Regan
Official portrait, 2021
16th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Incumbent
Assumed office March 11, 2021
President	Joe Biden
Deputy	Janet McCabe
Preceded by	Andrew R. Wheeler
2nd Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
In office January 3, 2017 – March 11, 2021
Governor	Roy Cooper
Preceded by	Donald van der Vaart
Succeeded by	Elizabeth Biser
Personal details
Born	(1976-08-06) August 6, 1976 (age 47)[1] Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic[2]
Spouse	Melvina
Children	1
Education	North Carolina A&T State University (BS) George Washington University (MPA)
Michael Regan's voice Michael Regan on his goals for the EPA Recorded May 18, 2022

Michael Stanley Regan^[3] (born August 6, 1976) is an American environmental regulator. He has been serving as the 16th administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency since March 11, 2021.^[4] He is the first African American man to serve in the role.^[4]

Regan has formerly served as the secretary of North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality and air quality specialist in the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). His elevation to that role was widely praised by environmental groups because of his track record for addressing environmental racism and supporting policy to address climate change.^{[citation needed]}