Government and politics

Anthony Pugliese joined the Energy Department as chief commercialization officer and director of the Office of Technology Transitions. He's a former FERC official and adviser in the Trump White House.

Rick Kessler joined the Maryland Department of the Environment as director of the Land and Materials Administration. He's an alum of the Biden EPA and Energy and Commerce Committee.

Jordan Cox, Drew Dziedzic, Taylor LaJoie, Natalie McIntyre, Jack Rosemond and Stephen Siao joined the White House Office of Legislative Affairs.

Emily Benavides is now chief of staff to Rep. Bob Latta. She founded Benavides Strategies and previously worked for Sen. Rob Portman.

Bennett Lyday is now a legislative correspondent working on energy and environment issues in Sen. Eric Schmitt's office, per Leadership Connect.

Arturo Gutierrez joined Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto's office as press secretary, per Leadership Connect.

Noah Sadlier is now communications director for Sen. Pete Ricketts.

Lobbying and industry

Former Sen. Joe Manchin joined Bondi Partners as a senior adviser.

Former Rep. Mary Peltola joined Holland & Hart as senior director of Alaska affairs. Anton McParland, her former chief of staff, also joined the company.

Tara McGee moved to the American Clean Power Association as senior director of federal affairs for tax and trade. She's a former Senate GOP staffer, most recently working on tax and trade issues for Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.

Jeremy Medovoy, a former FERC lawyer, joined the energy regulatory and enforcement group at McGuireWoods.

Miranda Ballentine, former Air Force assistant secretary for Installations, Environment, and Energy, joined Ambient Fuels' board of directors.

Stephen Bell is now senior vice president of communications at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

Former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt joined the board of Trump Media and Technology Group, which operates Truth Social.

Swaroop Parekh was promoted to senior adviser for energy and infrastructure finance at Boundary Stone Partners.

Nonprofits and think tanks

Michelle Gullett, a former speechwriter for Biden Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, joined the Wilderness Society as a senior government relations representative.

Neera Tanden rejoined the Center for American Progress as president and CEO.

Davina Hurt joined Pacific Environment as California climate policy director.

Rebecca Brown was appointed president and CEO of the Center for International Environmental Law.