# Michael Catanzaro

> Michael Catanzaro is chief executive officer of CGCN Group, a Washington public affairs firm, and executive director of the American Energy + AI Coalition. A former political writer for Robert D. Novak, he has held energy and environmental policy positions in Congress, the EPA and the White House, including service in the first Trump administration. His public work focuses on energy regulation, infrastructure permitting and the electricity requirements of AI.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at CGCN Group
- **Organizations:** CGCN Group, American Energy + AI Coalition, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Energy Consumer Market Alignment Project, Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (former policy fellow), White House National Economic Council (former), Environmental Protection Agency (former), PPL Corporation (former), FTI Consulting (former)
- **Education:** B.A., Political Science and Philosophy, Fordham University, M.A., Government, Johns Hopkins University
- **Known for:** Advised President Trump on domestic energy and environmental policy during 2017-2018., Published policy analysis on infrastructure permitting and LNG export authority at CSIS., Served as a University of Chicago EPIC policy fellow in 2019-2020.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Writer and reporter for Robert D. Novak; editor of the Evans-Novak Political Report.
- **2003-2004** — Communications director, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
- **2004** — Deputy policy director, Bush-Cheney reelection campaign.
- **2004-2005** — Associate director for policy, White House Council on Environmental Quality.
- **2005-2007** — Associate deputy administrator, Environmental Protection Agency.
- **2007-2009** — Director of federal relations, PPL Corporation.
- **2009-2011** — Deputy staff director, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, ranking member Jim Inhofe.
- **2011-2013** — Senior policy adviser to Speaker John Boehner.
- **2013-2015** — Managing director, FTI Consulting.
- **2015** — Joined CGCN Group.
- **2017-2018** — Special assistant to the president for domestic energy and environmental policy, White House National Economic Council.
- **2018** — Returned to CGCN Group in April.
- **2019-2020** — Policy fellow, Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago.
- **2026** — Publicly identified as CGCN CEO and American Energy + AI Coalition executive director.

## Achievements

- Advised President Trump on domestic energy and environmental policy during 2017-2018.
- Published policy analysis on infrastructure permitting and LNG export authority at CSIS.
- Served as a University of Chicago EPIC policy fellow in 2019-2020.
- Named to Washingtonian’s 2022 list of Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People, according to his CGCN biography.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Published a June 24 commentary on permitting reform as executive director of the American Energy + AI Coalition.

## Links

- Website: https://cgcn.com/team-members/michael-catanzaro/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-catanzaro-2a711214

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