Aidan Lyde

Aidan Lyde is a Master of Environmental Management candidate at Yale School of the Environment focusing on water resources management and environmental policy. Prior to Yale, Aidan worked for the U.S. Department of the Interior to inform federal officials of watershed stressors in the Colorado River Basin, served as a Junior Legislative Aide at the Colorado General Assembly, and conducted research on Lower Colorado River Basin water augmentation and wildfire risk mitigation planning in Colorado.

He currently serves as the Vice Chair of Planning for the U.S. Biosphere Network Youth Board and works with Denver Water to advance innovative climate adaptation strategies.

Aidan holds a B.A. in Political Science and International Studies from Colorado State University.