Michael T. Clegg

Michael Tran Clegg (born August 1, 1941) is an American plant geneticist. He is professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine).

Early life and education Clegg was born on August 1, 1941, in Pasadena, California. His father and grandfather were biologists, and his great-grandfather was a doctor. Despite his family's scientific background, Clegg originally worked for a crop duster, served in the 101st Airborne Division of the US Army from 1960 to 63 and later worked in the sugar industry, before entering college. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis in 1972. He was elected co-Chair of the InterAmerican Network of Academies of Science (IANAS) in 2010 and re-elected in 2013 and he served as Vice President of the International Council for Science (ICSU) from 2014 to 2018. He was elected Council Chair of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in September 2017.