Jim Holway

Jim is the Associate Director for Solutions of the Global Institute of Sustainability. One of his primary responsibilities is to create and direct the Sustainability Partnership (SP). The SP will build partnerships between policymakers, practitioners, researchers and educators. Through technical assistance, outreach, and training SP will aid state and local government decision making and program implementation. Jim is also a Professor of Practice in Civil and Environmental Engineering, a Senior Research Fellow with the Morrison Institute for Public Policy and the ASU Coordinator for the Arizona Water Institute.

Prior to joining ASU in 2005, Jim served as Assistant Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources. His responsibilities included overseeing the state's Active Management Area, conservation, assured water supply, recharge, well permitting, and groundwater and surface water rights programs. Prior to Jim's 12 years with the AZ Department of Water Resources he coordinated environmental programs for the Regional Council of Governments in Baltimore, MD.

Jim serves on a number of committees and advisory boards including the Governor's Growing Smarter Oversight Council, the Arizona Town Hall and the University of Arizona Water Sustainability Program Advisory Committee. Jim also serves on the City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board which he chaired in 2003 and 2004.

Jim earned his bachelors degree in Political Science from Cornell University and both a Ph.D. and Masters in Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina.