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Lifelong Alaskan, over 49 years in the Alaska Oil industry. 50 Year member of Local 375 Plumbers and Pipefitters. Vice President of the North Slope Contractors Association. President of Trans Alaska Pipeline System Maintenance Contractor's Association. Currently sit on 4 Union Trusts.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she came to Alaska from Utah after graduating from high school and has remained in the state, making Alaska her chosen home.

Lt. Governor Dahlstrom served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 2003 through 2010.

In 2018, she was elected to the state House again but chose not to be seated after accepting the position of Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Corrections, where she served until May 2022, when she resigned to run with Governor Mike Dunleavy as Lieutenant Governor.

Her career experience includes work as a marketing and sales consultant and in public and regulatory affairs.

Lt. Governor Dahlstrom earned an associate's degree in human services in 1992 and a bachelor’s degree in human services/business in 1994. She received her master’s degree in organization management/human resources in 1997.

Lt. Governor Dahlstrom is dedicated to making Alaska one of the safest states in the U.S. and is passionate about reducing crime. Other priorities include addressing energy security, food security, and emergency preparedness.

Her husband, four grown children, and eleven grandchildren drive her ongoing dedication to public service and success for Alaska.

In addition, Mr. Degan has extensive experience in the handling of maritime offshore and onshore oil and gas disputes, as well as environmental and toxic tort coverage issues in jurisdictions throughout the country for both domestic and London-based insurers. He has handled numerous types of claims related to the offshore oil and gas industry. This includes the defense of all types of marine and environmental claims through trial and on appeal through both the state and federal court systems. Mr. Degan also has extensive experience in the handling of complex litigation and is a frequent speaker at continuing education seminars across the country.

Mr. Degan currently serves as Chairman of the Louisiana Mineral and Energy Board.

Dixon was first elected in 2011, and from then until 2016, served in Cabinet, with various portfolios, including as Minister of Environment, Minister of Economic Development, Minister of Community Services and the Public Service Commission.

Choosing not to run in 2016, Dixon was elected Leader of the Yukon Party in 2020 and was re-elected in 2021, again in the Copperbelt North riding.

Dixon graduated from Porter Creek Senior High School and then attended St. Francis Xavier University where he received n honours degree in Political Science and History. He obtained his Master of Arts degree in Political Science, from the University of Northern British Columbia focusing his studies on First Nations governance and economic development.

Dixon is a lifelong Yukoner, born in Whitehorse. He and his wife have two young children.

Since founding Glenfarne Group, Mr. Duval has led the company toward significant growth raising more than $5 billion of capital since 2015 and successfully completing 15 mergers and acquisitions over the same time period.

Prior to his current leadership position, Mr. Duval had a long career at Macquarie Group, from 1998 to 2011. He helped launch the North and South American business for Macquarie’s infrastructure franchise in 2000. He served as a Senior Managing Director of Macquarie Capital in New York from 2007 to 2011 and was a founding member of Macquarie Capital’s U.S. Management Committee. Mr. Duval is also the former CEO of a number of Macquarie’s direct investment infrastructure businesses. Mr. Duval holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Focus Robotics) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Major in Accounting, Minor in Economics), both from the Australian National University. He completed a number of his Robotics electives at The Pennsylvania State University in preparation for his senior thesis on robotic control.

Crystal Enkvist, Executive Director of Alaska Power Association, has more than 25 years’ experience in the Alaska electric utility industry. She began her career in the industry by working for what was then the largest municipal-owned electric utility in Alaska. Enkvist joined Alaska Power Association in 2000 as its director of member and public relations, a role she held until 2014 when she was selected to head the statewide electric association and insurance exchange.

Enkvist has a Master of Public Administration degree and a bachelor’s degree in journalism and public communications from the University of Alaska Anchorage. She is a Licensed Property and Casualty Insurance Producer in the state of Alaska.

Enkvist was elected by the Alaska Power Association membership in 2023 to represent Alaska on the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Board of Directors. She was inducted into the Alaska ATHENA Society of business leaders in 2022. Early in her career, she was named one of "Alaska's Top 40 under Forty" business leaders by the Alaska Journal of Commerce and Anchorage Chamber of Commerce.

Jocelyn Fenton serves as the Director of Programs for the Denali Commission, an independent federal agency dedicated to infrastructure improvements and workforce development that support Alaska's economic growth. Ms. Fenton oversees a wide array of Commission programs statewide, including energy, transportation, water and sanitation, health facilities, housing, workforce development, communications, and transfer accounts. She held the position of Interim Federal Co-Chair for nine months in 2025, leading the Commission through its transition between Federal Co-Chairs.

Before joining the Commission, Ms. Fenton worked in upstream and downstream resource development, where she managed environmental planning and permitting, security, and regulatory compliance for onshore and offshore operations. She has a hands-on background in performing construction oversight, remote field studies and logistics, incident response, and rehabilitation of contaminated sites. Jocelyn’s work has led her to over 30 remote communities across Alaska and other countries such as Norway, Denmark, Japan, and Canada.

Ms. Fenton also serves on several boards dedicated to Arctic leadership and Alaska resources. She holds a Bachelor of Science in natural science and a Master’s in applied environmental science and technology from the University of Alaska.

Griffin Forster is a housing and energy efficiency leader, dedicated to improving building performance across Alaska’s diverse and challenging environments. In his work with the Association of Alaska Housing Authorities (AAHA), he supports 15 housing organizations serving over 200 communities statewide in developing safe, warm, quality homes that are affordable for Alaskans.

Griffin serves as Chair of the Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC) Board of Directors, helping guide research partnerships, practical innovation, and public education in cold-climate building science. Nationally, he is Vice Chair of the Building Performance Association, where he advances representative workforce development, federal home energy policy, and industry best practices.

Central to Griffin’s work is a clear philosophy: making connections and closing gaps—both in the physical fabric of buildings and in the policies, systems, and resources that shape them. Whether it’s tightening a building envelope or aligning funding, training, and standards, he focuses on bridging divides to create more effective, durable, scalable solutions.

Previously, Griffin managed the North Slope Borough’s weatherization program and led the regional housing authority, improving housing conditions and reducing energy costs in one of the most extreme climates in the country. He also brings a hands-on perspective from personally retrofitting his 1950s home in Anchorage.

His work connects policy, practice, and lived experience to advance resilient, climate-appropriate housing solutions across Alaska.

Over the past decade, Fristad has contributed to advanced mineral exploration projects across Alaska including the Red Dog District for Teck Resources, the Johnson Tract for HighGold, and Ambler Belt for Ambler Metals. Fristad’s career began in planetary research and space exploration at NASA, where she developed a strong foundation in geologic processes, the interpretation of limited datasets, and delivering operational success in complex environments. These perspectives continue to inform her approach to mineral exploration and responsible resource development in Alaska.

He has extensive experience in mechanical component design, project management, and engineering leadership, primarily within the blue economy sector. He led the design and project management of a long-term innovation initiative in the fishmeal industry spanning more than a decade. He has also worked in marketing for first-to-market innovative chemical products in Iceland.

Since February 2023, Erlingur has been affiliated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He initially held a joint role between the Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) and the Alaska Blue Economy Center (ABEC), and now works full-time with ACEP. His research focuses on energy systems, knowledge development, and innovation, with the aim of supporting evidence-based policymaking. In parallel with his position at ACEP, he is pursuing doctoral research on innovation, diffusion, and institutionalization within energy systems.
He is particularly interested in the strategic dimensions of energy transitions, institutional development, and long-term value creation.

Earlier, Shay co-founded the Opportunity Funds Association and served as Deputy Director for Economy and Trade at the America First Policy Institute. He also worked as an investment banker focused on mergers and acquisitions in the technology, media, and telecom sectors.

Previously, Tom served in the Maryland General Assembly (State legislature) for eight years, and eight years on the Montgomery County (Maryland) Council.

Tom currently serves as the Chair of Maryland’s Suburban Transit Commission that oversees rail, bus and paratransit for the Washington region, and served for eight years on the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Josu Jon Imaz has been chief executive officer since April 2014. Ever since, he has led Repsol's transformation process, which has established itself today as a global multienergy company, a major player in the Spanish electricity and gas market, and a leader in the development of sustainable mobility solutions that boasts one of the most efficient refining systems in Europe. Under his leadership, Repsol has accelerated its assets' decarbonization process with the aim of leading the energy transition. In 2019, it became the world's first company in its sector to commit to reaching net zero emissions by 2050.

In 2012, he joined the Executive Committee as executive managing director of the Industrial Area and New Energies, where he was responsible for coordinating the activities at all the industrial complexes, among other functions.

Josu Jon is a Doctor of Chemical Sciences from the University of the Basque Country. He graduated from the School of Chemical Sciences in San Sebastián. He was also a research visitor fellow at Harvard Kennedy School in the United States.

Josu Jon also held several political roles, including notable ones within the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Tourism of the Basque Regional Government from 1999 to 2004.

He is currently CEO of Repsol, trustee of the Repsol Foundation, member of the International Advisory Board of the Atlantic Council, and chairman of Fundación Consejo España-EE.UU

Katya has been developing and managing the construction of new energy projects in rural Alaska for over 5 years for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. She has successfully developed and been funded to construct a myriad of assets including hydroelectric dams, heat recovery systems, wind, solar, and battery projects that are currently in either construction or design phases. Recently she finished a Wind-To-Heat installation in Kotzebue that takes excess power generated from wind and solar that would otherwise be wasted and turns it into low-cost heat for the water treatment plant. This summer, construction will start on a community-scale solar/BESS farm in Ouzinkie, Alaska, which will reduce power outages and create new economic drivers through an IPP model. Next spring, construction of a hydroelectric dam in Old Harbor will commence, which will decrease diesel by at least 95% annually. All of these projects lower diesel fuel use, increase affordability of clean water/sewer access and make rural Alaska more independent from global fuel price volatility.

Ben Kellie is the Co-Founder & CEO of Applied Atomics, a nuclear fission startup unlocking large scale co-located power to unlock the next 1,000 years of energy for humanity. The company is vertically integrating proven Gen III+ LWR technologies with in-house EPC on the balance of plant to speed the deployment and lower the cost of nuclear power.

Ben began his career early at SpaceX, where he played a critical role in deploying new launch pads, starting on the west coast at Vandenburg AFB where he led the development of several key systems from design through deployment. He then served as Lead Engineer and Red Team lead for the first mission. After that, he led Recovery infrastructure deployment by shepherding the first stage landing barges from first steel in the shipyard through the first missions at sea for "Just Read the Instructions" and "Of Course I Still Love You."

He then founded The Launch Company, which helped commercial rocket companies deploy their first heavy launch pad infrastructure. The team also developed standardized flight hardware and successfully bootstrapped hardware to space. That company was acquired by Voyager Space in 2021. He has an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Paul started Applied Atomics to focus on new nuclear deployment, not just to design another reactor. He has built Applied Atomics into a vertically integrated company, owning the entire plant design, build and operation for industrial and utility nuclear customers.

That model draws on Paul’s background in high-stakes production hardware and infrastructure. He was an early Responsible Engineer at SpaceX Vandenberg, owning four high-energy fluid systems at plant scale, and later served as a lead control room operator and point engineer on a multi-billion-dollar launch program. He then co-founded Radiant Industries, where he led development of the world’s first portable 1.2 megawatt-electric microreactor. Now, his focus is on 100MW - 1GW scale systems at Applied Atomics.

Bringing his decades of experience and expertise in turnkey project development, he is focused on scaling Radiant's already impressive portfolio of government, military, and commercial customers, to provide clean, dense, easily deployable, resilient, and safe baseload power to industry - anywhere. Whether grid capacity is saturated, no grid exists, and/or on-site baseload power and resilience is needed, Radiant's systems uniquely address the biggest underlying issue for the US - energy.

Radiant's headquarters are in El Segundo, CA, and their 350,000sq.ft. automated, mass-production factory is being constructed in Oak Ridge, TN - the first site of the Manhattan Project. Ara earned his BS in Chemistry from LMU and MBA from Pepperdine, and he enjoys spending his free time with his wife and children.

EPA Region 2 Administrator, Michael Martucci
After college, Mike founded a school transportation company which grew from one bus that Mike drove to one of the largest in the country. The company now serves thousands of schoolchildren and their families in the Hudson Valley Region of New York. A family farmer, Mike is a steward of our environment and understands the importance of preserving open space for future generations.

Mike is a lifelong resident of Orange County. He is a dedicated family man who believes in giving back to his community through volunteerism, teaching and philanthropy. He is a graduate of Marist College where he obtained a Master of Business Administration degree. Mike and his wife Erin are raising their three children in Orange County, NY.

This is Mason’s second appointment to the EPA, having served as the Director of the EPA’s American Indian Environmental Office during President Trump’s first administration. Additionally, he was a member of The White House Council on Native American Affairs, where he served as co-chair of the Council’s Committee on infrastructure.

A 5th generation Oklahoman, Mason was most recently Deputy Secretary of Energy of Oklahoma and has more than 20 years of experience serving at all levels of government, including having been a vice president at his alma mater, the University of Oklahoma (OU), and serving on the staff of former Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin.

Mason holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from OU and continues to oversee his family’s farm that has been in operation since 1906.

Mr. McEleney joined the Arctic Energy Office from the Office of International Affairs, where he previously served as the Senior Policy Advisor with responsibility for Arctic issues. He coordinated the first senior DOE visits to Iceland and Greenland and assisted in the planning and creation of the Office.

Prior to his service in the Department of Energy he served as a Policy and Strategy Analyst for the Under Secretary of the Navy with responsibility for Arctic and Nuclear issues. He also served as a professional staff member in the U.S. House of Representatives and as Director of Congressional Affairs for the Department of the Navy Program Executive Office for Aircraft Carriers. Mr. McEleney holds a M.A. in Security Studies from Georgetown University and a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University.

She directs Frontieras’ global go-to-market strategy across North America and international markets, leading commercial execution, customer acquisition, pricing strategy, and stakeholder engagement with regulators, policymakers, and industry leaders. Her work is focused on redefining coal as a modern multi-product platform supporting fuels, agriculture, industrial applications, and next-generation AI-driven energy demand.

Andrea holds a BS in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin. She serves as a mentor, executive advisor, and board member across technology, infrastructure, impact, and philanthropic organizations.

Prior to joining EPA, RA Pokon served as commissioner for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) since December 2023. She joined ADEC in February 2020 from the Alaska Department of Law where she most recently served as a Senior Assistant Attorney General assigned to support ADEC.

In her time with the Department of Law, RA Pokon worked as a Special Assistant to the Attorney General and worked closely with the Department of Natural Resources and the Regulatory Commission of Alaska. Previously, she represented the North Slope Borough in natural resource and environmental matters, and she served as a law clerk for the Fairbanks Superior Court. She earned a bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in chemistry from Hamilton College. She also achieved a JD and a Master of Studies in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School.

Adam also serves as Executive Vice President of Business Affairs for Glenfarne Energy Transition’s LNG business, which includes Glenfarne’s three LNG export development projects, Alaska LNG, Texas LNG and Magnolia LNG. In this role, Adam manages a wide range of workstreams, including commercial transactions, corporate strategy, project development, legal, government affairs, and corporate affairs.

Prior to his current role, Adam previously served as the head of legal and corporate affairs for Glenfarne’s gas and LNG business.

Prior to joining Glenfarne, Adam was an energy and infrastructure lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Houston, structuring, negotiating and executing deals across a wide range of energy assets, including natural gas infrastructure, power generation, and LNG. Adam began his career as an M&A lawyer at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York City, working on numerous public and private transactions across a variety of industries, including energy and finance.

Prior to joining NuCube Energy, Dr. Rabiti served as Vice President of U.S. Market Business Development at Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation, where he did pioneer work to create market opportunities for advanced nuclear reactors.

Dr. Rabiti has an extensive background at U.S. national laboratory complex, including Argonne National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory (INL). While at INL, he specialized in software development for a wide range of nuclear industry needs. He earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Stuttgart and obtained an Executive MBA from IE Business School in Madrid.

Joel brings more than 30 years of experience developing major natural gas and energy projects around the world. Prior to joining Polar LNG, he served for more than a decade as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tamboran Resources Limited, where he led the company’s strategy to develop unconventional natural gas resources in Australia’s Beetaloo Basin—one of the country’s most significant emerging gas developments. During his tenure, he oversaw corporate strategy, exploration programs, investor relations, and regulatory engagement while working closely with partners, capital markets, indigenous communities, and government authorities.

Joel’s career spans engineering, commercial development, and executive leadership across several major energy companies. He began at ExxonMobil before moving through Unocal and Murphy Oil, gaining broad exposure to global operations and corporate planning. His time at Cobalt International Energy added significant international and strategic experience, and he later advanced into executive leadership at Tamboran Resources. Across these roles, he has built a comprehensive perspective on the full lifecycle of energy development, from early technical foundations to large-scale commercial execution.

Prior to her appointment as Assistant Secretary, Ms. Robertson devoted her career to investment, development, and innovation in the energy sector. Through her experiences in finance, corporate governance, and entrepreneurship, she developed a unique understanding of energy systems, infrastructure, and the complex interaction of companies, markets, banks, and governments in the production and distribution of energy.

Ms. Robertson began her career as an investment banker and worked in private equity for more than a decade, ultimately launching her own energy-focused private equity firm. In 2018, she co-founded Franklin Mountain Energy, which would become one of the largest private oil and gas companies in the U.S. before its sale in 2025. In addition to co-founding the company, Ms. Robertson was the Chief Financial Officer and spearheaded the company’s growth and development of supporting infrastructure, such as roads, pipelines, and a rural microgrid.

She has served on the boards of multiple public and private energy companies and championed innovation in a range of energy technologies, including advanced sodium-ion batteries, refining, small modular nuclear, and next-generation geothermal. In 2021, she transformed an agricultural property outside Fort Collins, CO, into a 250-megawatt, utility-scale solar facility - the largest development of its kind in the state of Colorado.

Mr. Ruaro is a graduate of Northern Arizona University with a degree in political science and holds a Juris Doctorate from Willamette University.

David S. Schechter, Ph.D., is Department Head and Longwell–Leonard Distinguished Professor in the Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering at Louisiana State University. He is a nationally recognized leader in CO₂ enhanced oil recovery (EOR), unconventional EOR, and carbon management, with more than 35 years of experience spanning academia, industry, and field-scale operations. In 2026, Dr. Schechter was awarded the SPE Improved Oil Recovery Pioneer Award, one of the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ highest honors, recognizing his long-term contributions to CO₂ EOR technology, surfactant science, and field deployment in both conventional and unconventional reservoirs.

Dr. Schechter leads LSU’s CO₂ Triad, a first-of-its-kind integrated research ecosystem combining a CO₂ flow laboratory on the campus of LSU, a field-injection site for combined CO₂ EOR/CCS, and inland-water CO₂ initiatives. This Triad provides a national platform for experimental testing, regulatory-relevant monitoring, and technology validation for EOR and geologic carbon storage. His collaborations include operators, federal agencies, and state regulators, and he is actively advancing field-ready solutions for CO₂ transport, injection, containment, and multi-phase flow diagnostics.

Dr. Schechter also serves as Vice President of Reservoir Engineering at EORETC and CTO of Third Wave Production. He holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Bristol University. Dr. Schechter is a Distinguished member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Prior to joining AML, Trisha served as Executive Director for multiple nonprofit organizations focused on small business development, community development, and infrastructure advancement in both small and large communities. Her career has centered on building partnerships, supporting economic resilience, and helping communities navigate complex development opportunities.

Having lived in Southeast and Southcentral Alaska for nearly 30 years, Trisha brings a deep appreciation for Alaska’s unique communities, cultures, and energy challenges to conversations shaping the state’s sustainable energy future.

During her six years in the United States Senate, Kyrsten developed a proven track record of working with everyone to get things done. She delivered meaningful and measurable results for Arizona and America – such as writing and negotiating the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Law, the CHIPS and Science Law, the Electoral Count Reform Law, and more. Through her leadership as Arizona’s Independent Senior Senator, Kyrsten was able to help secure the American West’s water future, promote American leadership in innovative technologies, and position America’s economy to remain competitive into the future.
Born and raised in Arizona, Kyrsten has always understood the challenges regular Americans face because she’s faced them too. Growing up, her family struggled to make ends meet, but they got by thanks to family, church, and hard work. Kyrsten’s childhood experience showed her the power of determination, hard work, and the importance of helping others.

Over her 20 year career in public service, Kyrsten served Arizona in the State House and Senate, as a Member of the United States House of Representatives, and most recently in the United States Senate. Kyrsten earned a Masters of Social Work, a Ph. D., a J.D., and an MBA from Arizona State University. Kyrsten currently serves as the President and CEO of the Arizona Business Roundtable and is a Distinguished Professor of Practice, at the Arizona State University School of Social Work.

Originally from Nebraska, Dave moved to Alaska in the spring of 1994 and has proudly called Anchorage home ever since. His career spans domestic and international aviation, advertising, and media—most notably as host of Alaska’s top-rated and award-winning talk radio show for a decade.

Previously, Tuomi served as a Rural Electric Utility Worker for AEA, where he was responsible for constructing new rural power plants, providing technical assistance, and advising and performing routine maintenance and operations and minor repairs on rural energy infrastructure.

Prior to joining AEA, Tuomi worked as a welder on a team of construction workers to build rural power plants in remote communities throughout Alaska.

Virden joined NLR after more than 30 years at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), where he most recently served as associate laboratory director for the Energy and Environment Directorate. He oversaw a $500 million budget and led more than 1,700 scientists, engineers, and staff in support of the Department of Energy’s applied energy priorities, including modernizing the nation’s power grid; improving the reliability, resilience, security, and affordability of the energy system; and addressing complex issues in nuclear science and environmental management.

Virden’s career is marked by a strong record in forging public-private partnerships. He co-chaired the 21st Century Truck Initiative with U.S. trucking companies, as well as the Energy Storage Grand Challenge, and initiated DOE’s Grid Modernization Initiative and Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium.

He will build on NLR’s scientific excellence and drive meaningful, lasting transformation, advancing DOE’s priorities, and building collaborations with industry, academia, and the national labs to accelerate energy innovation and impact.

Prior to joining EPA, Vogel served as director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency since December 2022. Previously, she served as policy director for Gov. Mike DeWine and worked for more than a decade at American Electric Power Co. Following law school, Vogel started her career as a litigator at the Columbus law firm of Porter Wright and subsequently clerked for Judge Sargus, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Vogel holds a law degree from Capital University and an MBA from The Ohio State University.

Magatte Wade is a Senior Fellow at Atlas Network. She was listed as a Forbes “20 Youngest Power Women in Africa,” a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and a TED Global Africa Fellow. Magatte is the bestselling author of The Heart of A Cheetah, and the host of The Magatte Wade Show.

Under Woolf's leadership, NHA secured federal legislative wins for hydropower, launched the Clean Currents conference and Hydro Academy training programs, and forged the Uncommon Dialogue—a historic collaboration between industry, conservation groups, and climate advocates.

Woolf has decades of experience at the intersection of clean energy, policy and business. Malcolm previously led policy advocacy for Advanced Energy Economy, a multi- technology association of clean energy businesses. He also served as the Cabinet-level head of the Maryland Energy Administration and energy advisor to Governor Martin O’Malley, receiving national recognition for designing and implementing an ambitious sustainability legislative package that, a decade later, reduced Maryland’s carbon emissions more than any other state (30%) and resulted in lifetime energy savings in excess of $8 billion.

His career also includes roles with the National Governors Association, U.S. Senate Environment Committee, EPA, and law firms Winston & Strawn and DLA Piper. He's been appointed to multiple federal advisory boards, twice elected chair of the National Association of State Energy Officials, and recognized by Harvard's JFK School for launching "one of the top 25 innovations in American government.”