As the Under Secretary of Energy, Menezes serves as the
Department's principal advisor on energy policy and on a wide array of
existing and emerging energy technologies. The Under Secretary is
responsible for driving transformative energy policy, and technology
solutions through coordinated planning, management and performance of
the Department's energy programs.
Prior to being confirmed as Under Secretary of Energy, Mr.
Menezes was an executive with Berkshire Hathaway Energy in its
Washington, D.C. office. Before joining BHE, Mr. Menezes was a partner
at Hunton & Williams LLP, where he headed the Regulated Markets and
Energy Infrastructure practice group. Prior to Hunton, he served as
Chief Counsel, Energy and Environment, U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on Energy and Commerce, serving as chief negotiator for the
House Majority in the enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Before
his service with House Energy & Commerce, he was Vice President
with Central and South West, and upon its merger with American Electric
Power, served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel for
federal and state legislative and regulatory affairs.
Mr. Menezes has been named in National Journal's "Hill
100"-top Congressional staff for his work on both energy and
environmental matters. He has been frequent guest speaker and lecturer
before numerous associations and civic groups, including legal education
seminars where he has been called on to address the nation's energy and
environmental policies, utility restructuring, telecommunications,
ethics, merger and acquisition practices, and regulatory and legislative
processes. He has co-authored numerous articles, a practice manual, and
been quoted in the New York Times, Law360, Oil and Gas Journal,
Politico as well as interviewed by E&ETV. He's been listed Best
Lawyers in America 2013-2016, Corporate Counsel's Top Lawyers 2006-2011,
Washington Post's Top Lawyers 2008-2016, and DC Super Lawyers
2012-2016.
Mr. Menezes is a graduate of Louisiana State University
receiving both his undergraduate and juris doctor degree. Until joining
the government he was a charter member of the Advisory Council,
Louisiana State University Law John P. Laborde Energy Law Center, and
served on the Board of Directors of the Congressional Chorus &
American Youth Chorus.
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