Richard J. Ward, III

Richard Ward is a skilled advisor with more than a decade of experience in government relations, critical infrastructure, national security, communications policy, industry-government coordination, advocacy, coalition-building, and crisis communication. Most recently, Richard worked as the senior director of government relations for the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), which is the association representing all U.S. investor-owned electric companies. There, he led the development and implementation of a federal affairs strategy to advance the electric sector’s priorities in cyber and grid security, resilience, communications, privacy, and drones. In addition, he helped to advance electric sector interests and served as a liaison to the Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, Defense, Commerce, the FBI, the White House National Security Council, and other critical infrastructure sectors.