Jared Romero is a program officer with the Walton Family Foundation’s Environment Program, where he advances strategies to modernize water governance and strengthen legal protections for river systems and the communities that depend on them. His work focuses on supporting policy and legal frameworks that improve water management across the United States.

Previously, Jared focused on water management in the Colorado River Basin and the American West, addressing long-term water shortages and governance challenges. Before joining the foundation, he worked in conservation and policy, including at the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership.

Jared holds a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences and a master’s degree in applied natural science from Colorado State University.