Brian L. Wolff is Executive Vice President, Public Policy and External Affairs at Edison Electric Institute (EEI), and is responsible for managing the Government Relations, Customer Solutions, Political and External Affairs, and Communications departments for the Institute. Wolff is also the Executive Vice President of the Edison Foundation.

Prior to joining EEI, Mr. Wolff was a strategist and served under former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Robert T. Matsui (D-CA), Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD). He also served as a legislative aide to former Senator David H. Pryor (D-AR). Prior to his work on Capitol Hill, he worked in business development at Cassidy & Associates and as an advisor to state and federal campaigns. He began his career in Washington as a producer and copy editor for the Washington Bureau of Cable News Network (CNN).

Mr. Wolff earned a BA from the University of Arkansas. In addition, he completed the Mastering Negotiations Program at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, a Senior Executive Program from Stanford University and Stanford University’s LEAD Program. He is currently a Guest lecturer at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He is a 2018 Presidential Leadership Scholar.

He is a Certified Association Executive and was named one of CEO Update’s Top Lobbyists, The Hill’s Top Lobbyists, and Association TRENDS Lobbyist of the Year. He is a member of the American Society of Association Executives, and the Public Affairs Institute Board of Directors. Mr. Wolff serves as Co-Chair of the Stanford Professionals in Energy alumni group. In addition, he serves on the University of

Arkansas Alumni Board. Mr. Wolff serves on the boards of the Capital Area REACH program and on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Institute.