Dr. David Edwards
Chief Deputy Director
State of California, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
David Edwards, Ph.D., has been the Acting Director at the OEHHA since July. He also continues to be Chief Deputy Director, a position he has held that since September 2021. He oversees day-to-day administrative and programmatic operations at OEHHA. During his tenure at OEHHA, Dr. Edwards has taken a lead role in activities ranging from Proposition 65 implementation to climate change.
Prior to joining OEHHA, Dr. Edwards worked for 13 years at CARB, where he held various leadership positions, most recently as Assistant Division Chief for the Air Quality Planning and Science Division. While at CARB, he led many projects including: developing the Criteria Pollutant and Air Toxics Reporting Regulation, updates to the statewide greenhouse gas inventory, overseeing the Consumer Products implementation program, and updating the Mandatory Reporting Regulation for Greenhouse Gases.
Dr. Edwards received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Princeton University and his B.S. in Chemistry from St. Mary’s College of California. He also holds a certificate in Environmental Policy as a Science Technology and Environmental Policy fellow from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.