Linda Zall

Linda Zall is an American 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.

Biography Zall grew up in North Hornell, New York as the oldest of three children. Her father was the manager of a large dairy.

Education and career Zall received a PhD in civil and environmental engineering from Cornell University (1976). While at the school, she was mentored by Donald James Belcher.