Nicholas Bianco is currently working with US states and Canadian provinces through the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Advisory Group and the Western Climate Initiative as they develop regional climate programs. He is also examining the role for states in future federal climate programs.

Mr. Bianco previously worked with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) on climate change and air quality programs. While at MassDEP, he worked to implement the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a CO2 cap-and-trade program adopted by 10 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Mr. Bianco also worked on the Massachusetts Greenhouse Gas Credit Trading Program, a pre-RGGI CO2 offset program, and the Massachusetts Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), a cap-and-trade program for ozone season emissions of NOx. Mr. Bianco also served as a Co-Chair of the regional RGGI Model Rule Committee.

Nicholas Bianco holds a Masters of Arts in Environmental Studies from Brown University, and a Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry from Muhlenberg College.