• Lobby Democratic and Republican U.S. House members, leadership and staff to advance company policy positions. • Anticipate shifts in political dynamics. Following election, won over more than a dozen Democratic political allies through diversified outreach on Capitol Hill. • Advocate on executive branch actions. Obtained exclusion from anti-dumping duties, saving the company ~$200 million. • Devise advocacy strategy on energy transition legislation and regulation, helping company meet environment and emissions reduction goals.• Delivered policy wins on key tax and trade issues by lobbying officials in Congress and the administration, leveraging industry and business associations and executing grassroots outreach. • Represent company’s Political Action Committee and direct over $1 million in contributions to support electoral candidates.

• Developed company positions, policy analysis and advocacy strategies for energy legislation and regulation. Served as top policy advisor to company president for trade association roles.• Transformed relationship with the executive by redesigning process for briefings, updates and legislative and regulatory analysis.• Identified and fixed gaps in how complex policy issues were communicated across multiple business functions.• Created multi-industry stakeholder coalition to support advocacy and negotiate U.S. legislation in line with company goals.

Upstream Ventures • Led effort to map the policy environment and political agenda following newly-elected government in India, which prompted a revised investment timeline. Upstream U.S. Production Operations• Deepened U.S. Senate staff's knowledge of production operations by leading tour of Gulf of Mexico platform to better inform U.S. offshore policy.• Managed ~$1.5 million philanthropy budget resulting in measurable improvements in corporate reputation and community relations.Upstream Production Company (global)• Improved relationships with foreign governments by coordinating technology visits for Russian deputy energy minister; Indonesian energy vice minister, Qatari counsel-general and Australia's Queensland premier.

• Ensured European operations were globally competitive through advocacy engagement with European Union (EU) institutions, member states, trade associations and U.S. and non-EU governments.• Authored trade association’s analysis of the European Commission’s Energy Roadmap to 2050 and substantial contributor to industry “Energy Roadmap” that raised awareness of the business challenges in the EU's energy transition.• Enlarged role by representing industry viewpoint to OECD Trade and Environment working group discussions.

• Administered $1.2 million global op-ed program and assisted in drafting 12 executive speeches for global speaking opportunities.

• Advisor responsible for creating the foundational policy platform for Senator Evan Bayh’s presidential campaign. • Briefed Senator Bayh on policy initiatives such as national security and Iraq, energy, political reform, education and competitiveness. • Managed and delegated research and work product from external policy advisors.• Communicated Senator Bayh’s policy positions to financial donors, regional staff and inquiring public.

• Senior strategist communicating research to global policy community, including U.S. and international media, U.S. and foreign governments, international organizations, think tanks, NGOs and academia.• Developed and executed communication plans for issues relating to Russia and Central Asia, China, South Asia, Middle East, democracy promotion, nuclear nonproliferation, trade and development.• Directed outreach of international affairs’ scholars, messages and publications through press outreach, events, newsletters, book promotion, press conferences, list-servs and promotional web resources.• Coordinated media relations for all of Carnegie’s major events including the Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conference with over 800 attendees and 100 credentialed press.

• Researched and assisted with Allies at War: America, Europe, and the Crisis Over Iraq (McGraw-Hill, 2004), which gives an insider’s view to diplomatic disputes between the U.S. and Europe leading up to the 2003 Iraq war and argues that transatlantic cooperation is imperative.• Contributed to a chapter in Democracies and Counterterrorism (USIP, Jan. 2007) on France’s counterterrorism strategies against the GIA (Groupe Islamique Armé).