NRECA Legislative Conference

Keynote Speaker

Louis Finkel

Senior Vice President of Government Relations, NRECA

Louis Finkel is NRECA’s senior vice president of government relations. He leads the association’s advocacy and public policy programs, including legislative and regulatory affairs, grassroots mobilization and political engagement.

Louis has more than 25 years of experience in policy and public affairs strategy in government and in the private sector. Before joining NRECA, he held leadership roles in government and public affairs as an executive at CVS Health Corporation, the American Petroleum Institute and the Grocery Manufacturers Association. He also has represented corporate and not-for-profit interests in Congress and executive branch agencies as a government relations consultant.

Louis served as chief of staff for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology and as legislative director to former Rep. Bart Gordon. D-Tenn.

He is a graduate of The George Washington University and lives in Arlington, Virginia, with his wife, Stacey, and their two sons.