Gus Speth was born and raised in Orangeburg, SC, on the banks of the Edisto River. Mr. Speth has been a leader in the world environmental movement since the 1970's, including a role as Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality in the Carter administration and Administrator of the UN Development Program in the 1990's. Mr. Speth's recent book, Angels by the River, talks about his time growing up near the Edisto.
