Harold M. (Hal) White, Jr. is Emeritus Professor of Ethics, Law & Policy at the University of West Florida, where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 2002 to 2011. 

Hal holds certificates in Earth Law from the Earth Law Center and in Earth Jurisprudence from Schumacher College, where he was Visiting Fellow (2010) and Visiting Professor (2017) in Earth Jurisprudence and Metalaw. Hal also holds a certificate in International Law, Global Governance, and the Earth Charter Principles, from the United Nations University for Peace.

Previously, Hal served as Chief of International Law and Senior Deputy Attorney General for the Federated States of Micronesia, culminating his service as a Delegate to the United Nations, where he was plenary to the Third Preparatory Conference on Global Warming and Sea Level Rise for the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit).