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IDEM > About > About IDEM's Commissioner About IDEM's Commissioner

Thomas Easterly worked on environmental issues in both government and business for over 30 years prior to his appointment by Governor Mitch Daniels as Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management in January 2005.

Tom’s experience includes serving as: president of Environmental Business Strategies, Inc., a consulting firm providing high quality environmental technical and regulatory assistance to manufacturing companies; Manager, Environmental Planning and Improvement for NiSource; and Superintendent, Environmental Services for Bethlehem Steel's Burns Harbor Division. Before he entered the private sector, Tom held an array of public environmental positions within the state of New York.

Tom earned both his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, and he has certification as a Professional Engineer in four states. Tom has a proven track record of developing partnerships between industry and environmental groups, helping to start the Bethlehem Steel Community Advisory Committee and working with the Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center.

Tom walks to work from his downtown Indianapolis home everyday to avoid contributing unnecessary emissions into the atmosphere.

Detailed biography on Commissioner Thomas Easterly

Commissioner's Speeches

Commissioner Easterly's Hoosiers Care Video Message

Earlier presentations may be found in the speeches archive.