Fletcher Durant is a Supervisory Conservator at the National Archives and Records Administration. His work focuses on the preventive conservation of library and archival materials, the sustainability of cultural heritage, and risk management. He is a trained book and paper conservator and a Fellow of the American Institute for Conservation. Prior to joining NARA, he was the Director of Preservation and Conservation at the University of Florida, Preservation Archivist for NYU Libraries and an Assistant Conservator for Special Collection at the New York Public Library. He received his MSIS and CAS in the Conservation of Library and Archival Materials from the University of Texas at Austin and a BA from Wesleyan University.