President
Biser Strategies LLC
Elizabeth Biser is the President of Biser Strategies LLC, an environmental policy consulting firm. Governor Roy Cooper appointed Biser to serve as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in June of 2021, where she served until September 2024. She was the first woman confirmed to serve as DEQ Secretary. In August of 2023, she was elected by her peers to serve as President of the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS), the national nonprofit, nonpartisan association of state and territorial environmental agency leaders. Previously, she served as the Vice President of Policy & Public Affairs at The Recycling Partnership, and the Government Relations & Policy Advisor of Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Public Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Student Keynote Address: Being Adaptable for a Resilient Career
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
12:30pm – 1:00pm ET