Jeremy Lancaster is the State Geologist of California

On October 4, 2023, Jeremy Lancaster was appointed to lead the California Geological Survey (CGS). Jeremy joined CGS in 2006, and most recently served as Associate State Geologist and chief of the CGS Watershed Hazards and Climate Adaptation Branch. He has completed large multi-agency and multi-disciplinary projects that provide land-use planning tools, geologic mapping for wildlife habitat relationship assessments, and community planning tools for pre- and post- wildfire flash flood and debris flow hazards mitigation. He is a graduate of California State Polytechnic University-Pomona.