Cynthia Giles is the author of Next Generation Compliance: Environmental Regulation for the Modern Era (Oxford University Press, 2022) available for free download at https://www.nextgencompliance.org. Cynthia was the Senate-confirmed Assistant Administrator for EPA’s enforcement office for the entire Obama Presidency. She has worked as a federal prosecutor, state program director and NGO advocate. Cynthia has a BA from Cornell University, a JD from UC Berkeley, and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.