Dr. Phil Pohl was born and raised in Albuquerque, and studied risk of many types at Sandia and Pacific Northwest National Laboratories for 28 years, leading projects in software development for food defense (CARVER), building security (RAMPART), and has also worked in Controlled Environment Agriculture for water conservation, efficient food and biofuel (algae) production, Health Physics and gas separating membranes.
Since 9/11 he traveled to and spoke in Libya, Tunisia, El Salvador, Egypt, Morocco, Oman, Holland, Jordan, Italy and Mexico, mainly waging peace with food and water. He graduated from UNM and UTAustin with degrees in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Physics. He is on the Advisory Board for Museum of the American Military Family and volunteers at Holy Child Catholic Church, both in Tijeras where he resides with his wife of 33 years, Brenda.