Hedstrom Associates

John P. DeVillars is a Founder and Partner of BlueWave Strategies and Managing Partner of BlueWave Capital. He advises brownfield developers and environmental and renewable energy companies in project management, financing and capital sourcing, regulatory approvals, community and government relations, and business development.

From 1994 to 2000, Mr. DeVillars served as the New England Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where he directed the operations of 800 employees and a $400 million annual budget. Under his leadership EPA New England was recognized as a national leader in smart growth, regulatory reform, environmental technology, and brownfields development, thereby winning more awards for successful reform than any other EPA office. Mr. DeVillars led EPA's efforts in achieving precedent-setting environmental settlements with General Electric and Pfizer Corporations and numerous government agencies.

Mr. DeVillars previously served as Secretary of Environmental Affairs for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Chairman of the Board of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, and Chief of Operations for Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. Mr. DeVillars was a member of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's Energy and Environment Transition Working Group.

Mr. DeVillars serves on the Board of Directors of Clean Harbors, Inc., and the Massachusetts Environmental Trust as well as several other privately held energy and environmental corporations and non-profit organizations. He has received numerous awards for his environmental service, including the President's Award of the Nature Conservancy, given annually for national leadership in environmental affairs. Mr. DeVillars continues to lecture at MIT, the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and the Kennedy School of Government. He holds an MPA from Harvard University and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.