Jane Nishida

Jane Toshiko Nishida (born April 26, 1955) is an American lawyer and government official.

She served as the assistant administrator in the Office of International and Tribal Affairs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency[1] during the presidency of Joe Biden.

Nishida also served as acting Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from October 5 to December 31, 2024.

[4] Nishida was a counsel in the Maryland General Assembly during 1981–1984, and then worked in the Governor's Legislative Office until 1991.

Nishida was Maryland Secretary of the Environment from March 27, 1995, to April 26, 2002.