Prior to joining the firm, John served as Acting Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), which manages the federal government's principal investments in clean technology and energy transformation. He had been with EERE since 2006, when he was appointed by the President to serve as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary. During his tenure, John was responsible for overseeing the programs, staff, and policies of the agency, and working with major energy stakeholders and groups, including a variety of other federal departments and agencies; members of Congress and senior staff; leading industry associations related to energy, power production, and efficiency; and foreign governments. Among his accomplishments at EERE, John led the implementation of the first two landmark bipartisan energy policy acts to have been passed in more than a decade (EPACT 2005 and EISA 2007); developed and launched the Solar America Initiative, the 20% Wind Energy by 2030 report, and the National Biofuels Action Plan; and served as the DOE's primary representative to the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue and the Asia-Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate Change. John also negotiated and implemented many significant energy and environmental technology accords with China, India, Brazil, Denmark, Sweden, and Spain, among other countries.

Before his tenure at the Department of Energy, John was president and chief executive officer of the World Environment Center (WEC), an international not-for-profit organization promoting corporate social responsibility, sustainable development, and the responsible use of natural resources. Earlier in his career, he was president of the Environmental Export Council, the first prominent international environmental trade association created to promote technology transfer and exports of environmental technology, goods, and services, and a senior advisor to the Joint Economic Committee of the Congress, a role in which he advised on policy, legal, and technical issues with the aim of improving U.S. industrial competitiveness and strategic trade interests. He also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Development at the International Trade Administration, and as a foreign service officer in South Africa with the U.S. Department of State.

• J.D., William and Mary Law School
• M.A., English Literature, University of Virginia
• B.A., English and History, University of Virginia

John F. Mizroch continued

• Member, Trade and Environmental Policy Advisory Committee, U.S. Trade Representative's Office (1999-2006)
• Member, Cleaner Fossil Fuel Systems Advisory Committee, World Energy Council (1999-2006)
• Sustainable Industrial Development Task Force Member, China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (2003)

• Bar of the District of Columbia
• State Bar of Virginia