Linda Zall

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Linda Zall
Linda Zall in 1995
Linda Zall in 1995
Born North Hornell, New York
Nationality USA
Occupation Environmental scientist
Known for Worked for environmental preservation while at the CIA

Linda Zall is an environmental scientist who previously worked for the Central Intelligence Agency. While at the CIA she was responsible for establishing in 1992 a task force named Medea, which specialized in using spy satellite images to produce environmental data.[1][2]

Personal life

Zall grew up in North Hornell. Her father was the manager of a large dairy.[1]

Zall married and divored Charles Sheffield, an English-born mathematician, physicist and science fiction writer. The pair had two daughters Elizabeth and Victoria Sheffield.[3][4]

Education

Zall received a PhD in civil and environmental engineering from Cornell University. While at the school, she was mentored by Donald J. Belcher.[1]

Career

Zall worked at the Earth Satellite Corporation From 1975 to 1984 before moving to the CIA in 1985. She retired in 2013.[1]

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