Dr. Jim Kendall, Chief Scientist
Minerals Management Service

Jim Kendall coordinates the Environmental Studies Program (ESP) of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) and serves as the Bureau’s Chief Scientist. The MMS ESP is tasked with providing the environmental and socioeconomic information necessary for MMS to make informed decisions concerning offshore oil and gas and marine minerals activities. Prior to joining the MMS Headquarters Office, Dr. Kendall served as the ESP Studies Chief for the MMS Gulf of Mexico OCS Regional Office in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has conducted marine research in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Red Sea.