Carson Cox is a conservation biologist specializing in water resource policy and restoration of instream flows.  He has worked to improve river management and restore riverine ecosystems across California, most recently working on a cooperative effort to develop environmentally sustainable water supplies for coastal agricultural communities.  He has also worked as a fisheries scientist and water resource regulator at the California Department of Fish and Game and the State Water Resources Control Board – Division of Water Rights.  At both agencies he represented the State of California in hydropower relicensing negotiations to determine how stream flows are allocated in some of the State’s major river systems, including the Feather, San Joaquin, and Upper American systems.  Carson has a Masters of Science degree in Conservation Biology from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Michigan, and a B.A. in Biological Aspects of Conservation from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.