Firm Principal
Peter Umhofer is the Founder and Principal of E2 Strategies, LLC. Peter Umhofer has worked closely with clients with an interest in energy, environmental and transportation policy for more than years. Current clients include nongovernmental organizations, renewable energy company, foundation, and local government.
Mr. Umhofer's government experience includes service on the Obama Presidential Transition Team as well as work in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Department of Interior and the White House Council on Environmental Quality. While working on the Transition Team, Mr. Umhofer conducted an agency review of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and served on the CEQ and EPA confirmation teams. He previously served as the top advisor on energy and environmental issues to U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and as policy advisor to Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle. In this capacity, Mr. Umhofer prepared legislative and communications strategy, drafted legislation, and was a key player in the successful crafting of a bipartisan energy policy bill as well as successfully advancing a number of key projects through the appropriations process. Mr. Umhofer also drafted and negotiated the renewable electricity standard, the Senate resolution in support of a mandatory greenhouse gas regulatory program and other provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Prior to his positions in the legislative branch, Mr. Umhofer served in the Clinton Administration as a senior advisor at the U.S. Department of the Interior and special assistant at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. He is widely regarded for his knowledge of energy, environmental and transportation policy, his strategic thinking and his ability to advance policy efforts that receive bipartisan support. Mr. Umhofer holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary’s College of California.
Mr. Umhofer's government experience includes service on the Obama Presidential Transition Team as well as work in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Department of Interior and the White House Council on Environmental Quality. While working on the Transition Team, Mr. Umhofer conducted an agency review of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and served on the CEQ and EPA confirmation teams. He previously served as the top advisor on energy and environmental issues to U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and as policy advisor to Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle. In this capacity, Mr. Umhofer prepared legislative and communications strategy, drafted legislation, and was a key player in the successful crafting of a bipartisan energy policy bill as well as successfully advancing a number of key projects through the appropriations process. Mr. Umhofer also drafted and negotiated the renewable electricity standard, the Senate resolution in support of a mandatory greenhouse gas regulatory program and other provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Prior to his positions in the legislative branch, Mr. Umhofer served in the Clinton Administration as a senior advisor at the U.S. Department of the Interior and special assistant at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. He is widely regarded for his knowledge of energy, environmental and transportation policy, his strategic thinking and his ability to advance policy efforts that receive bipartisan support. Mr. Umhofer holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary’s College of California.
