Leo Eisel is a member of the national engineering firm of Brown and Caldwell. He serves in their offices in Golden, Colorado. Dr. Eisel received his Ph.D. in engineering from Harvard University in 1970, a master’s degree in hydrology from the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, and a bachelor’s degree in forestry from Colorado State University. Dr. Eisel is a water resources engineer of near-unique experience and credentials, with experience in all sectors including state and federal government, private industry, the NGO sector, and academia. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in five states.
From 1971 to 1973, Dr. Eisel was a staff scientist with the Environmental Defense Fund in New York. He also served for a year as a research associate in the U.S. State Department’s Aid for International Development program, which included work in Pakistan; headed the Illinois Division of Water Resources (then the Division of Waterways) under Democratic Gov. Dan Walker; and was chosen as head of the Illinois EPA by Republican Gov. James R. Thompson in 1977. From 1977 to 1980, he was the director of the U.S. Water Resources Council.
Dr. Eisel was a member of the National Academy of Sciences Water Science and Technology Board and received the National Groundwater Association Honorary Member Award.