Mr. Peter Umhofer

Council Member Biography

Peter Umhofer is President of E2 Strategies LLC in Washington, DC, a government relations consulting firm specializing in energy and environmental policy issues. Mr. Umhofer served on the Obama presidential transition team. Mr. Umhofer worked in the US Senate serving as Senior Advisor on energy and environmental issues to Senator Harry Reid and as Policy Advisor to Senator Tom Daschle. In this capacity, Mr. Umhofer prepared legislative and communications strategy, drafted legislation, and was a key player in the successful crafting of a bipartisan energy policy bill as well as advancing a number of environmental bills. Prior to his positions in Senate, Mr. Umhofer worked in the Clinton Administration as Senior Advisor at the US Department of the Interior and Special Assistant at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. He holds a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Southern California and a Bachelors of Arts from Saint Mary's College of California. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2011 - Unspecified

President, E2 Strategies

2008 - 2009

Member, Obama Presidential Transition Team

2005 - 2011

Senior Director of Governmental Affairs, Kanner & Associates, LLC

2005 - 2005

Senior Policy Advisor, Senator Harry Reid, SENATE, UNITED STATES

2001 - 2005

Policy Advisor, Senator Tom Daschle, SENATE, UNITED STATES

1997 - 2001

Senior Advisor and Special Assistant, UNITED STATES DEPT OF INTERIOR

1995 - 1997

Special Assistant for Policy and Administration, THE WHITE HOUSE INC