Drew Maloney, the Edison Electric Institute’s new president, has a lengthy record in lobbying, Congress and presidential politics. He’ll need to draw on that experience as he seeks to steady a group that has been beset by leadership turmoil and staffing losses.
Maloney’s hiring, after seven years as a lobbyist for the private equity association American Investment Council, came after Dan Brouillette, the former Energy secretary, led EEI for less than one year, before abruptly departing in October 2024 amid rifts with member companies. EEI had a record of stable leadership previously, with Tom Kuhn serving as president for more than three decades.
A number of other longtime leaders have left EEI recently as well, including Emily Fisher, the former executive vice president of clean energy, and Brian Wolff, the past head of policy and external affairs. The group also laid off some workers shortly before Maloney started.
Maloney, who worked at Treasury during Donald Trump’s first term, as an adviser on Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign and an aide to former Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas), said he couldn’t speak to what happened before he got to EEI but laid out a vision for the future under his leadership.
