Steve Koonin

Steve Koonin Credentials Background Steven (Steve) E. Koonin is a university professor and founding director of NYU’s Center for Urban Science and Progress. From 2009 to 2011, Koonin was Under Secretary for Science at the U.S. Department of Energy under President Barack Obama. Before working in government, Koonin […]

Kevin Dayaratna

Kevin Dayaratna Credentials Background Kevin Dayaratna is chief statistician and data scientist and a senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Data Analysis, where he “specializes in tax, energy, and health policy issues.” According to his Heritage Foundation profile, Dayaratna began working at […]

John Bolton

John Bolton Credentials Background John Bolton is a Republican attorney and former US ambassador to the UN under President George W Bush.2Jennifer Senior. “Bolton in a China Shop,” New York Magazine, January 9, […]

Caleb Rossiter

Caleb Rossiter Credentials Background Dr. Caleb Rossiter is a professor and consultant with a background in international policy. Between 1984 and 1990 he served as deputy director for foreign policy of the Arms Control and Foreign Policy Caucus of the U.S. Congress. In 1992, he founded Demilitarization for Democracy, a think tank focused on arms […]

Grow America’s Infrastructure Now (GAIN)

Grow America’s Infrastructure Now (GAIN) Background Grow America’s Infrastructure Now (GAIN) describes itself as a “diverse coalition of businesses, trade associations, and labor groups that share a vested interest in creating jobs and strengthening our nation’s economy through infrastructure development.” Grow America’s Infrastructure Now launched in […]

Kevin J. Fay

Kevin J. Fay Credentials Background Kevin J. Fay is vice chairman and CEO of Alcalde & Fay, an Arlington, Virginia-based lobby firm specializing in government energy policies.  Fay is also executive director of the Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy, as well as of the Business Institute for […]

Lord Bernard Donoughue

Lord Bernard Donoughue Credentials Background Lord Donoughue is a British politician who sits in the House of Lords for the Labour Party. He has been on the board of the climate science denial campaign group, the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) since its inception in 2009. In January 2019, he took over from former chancellor […]

International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)

International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) Background The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) is a Swiss-based trade association founded in June 1999 “to address climate challenges with market solutions.” The organization’s membership roster includes some of the world’s largest fossil fuel and energy distribution companies. IETA’s stated objective is […]

David Bernhardt

David Bernhardt Credentials Background David L. Bernhardt was confirmed as the secretary for the U.S. Interior Department on April 11, 2019. He formerly served as the Acting Secretary of the Interior of the United States. Bernhardt is a lobbyist and attorney for the oil and gas industry via the Colorado law firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber […]

Mark P. Mills

Mark P. Mills Credentials Background Mark Mills has been President of Digital Power Group since 2001 and operates the website Tech-Pundit.com. He is a Faculty Fellow at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University, a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and a Strategic Partner at Cottonwood Venture Partners, an investment […]