Fred Krupp

Bio

Fred Kupp has guided EDF for three decades. A leading voice on climate change, energy and sustainability, he is a champion for harnessing the power of the marketplace to protect our environment. 

Under Krupp's leadership, EDF has become one of the world’s most influential environmental organizations. He has focused international attention on the problem of methane emissions from the oil-and-gas system and led EDF's innovative corporate partnerships with FedEx, KKR, McDonald’s, Walmart and others.

Since he took the helm in 1984, EDF’s annual operating budget has grown from $3 million to over $225 million, staff has increased from 50 to more than 1,000 in 19 countries, and membership has expanded from 40,000 to over 3 million.

Krupp was named one of America’s Best Leaders by U.S. News and World Report and is a recipient of the 2015 William K. Reilly Environmental Leadership Award.