Todd Myers

With nearly two decades in environmental policy, Todd Myers’ experience includes work on a range of environmental issues, including climate policy, spotted owl habitat, old-growth forests, and salmon recovery. Currently, he serves as a member of the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council and was a member of the executive team at the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.

Todd is the Environmental Director at the Washington Policy Center, a market-oriented think tank in Seattle. Myers’ writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the BBC, National Review, Seattle Times, USA Today, and he has appeared on numerous news networks including CNBC, Fox News, and CNN. Recognized as a national leader on free-market environmental policy, Myers serves on the board of two national center-right environmental organizations, the American Conservation Coalition, an environmental advocacy organization that works to engage youth on conservation and environmental stewardship, and ConservAmerica, a group dedicated to habitat and wildlife conservation.

A former computer programmer, Mr. Myers has a bachelor’s degree in Politics from Whitman College and a Master’s Degree in Russian/International Studies from the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. Previously he served as Executive Director and later Board Chair of the Washington State Prescription Drug Assistance Foundation. He also served as Vice-President of the Northwest Association of Biomedical Research, winning the Distinguished Service Award for his work supporting scientific research. In 2021 he served as President of the Snoqualmie Valley Beekeepers. He and his wife Maria live in the heart of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state with 200,000 honeybees.