Barbara Bauman Tyran

 

Barbara Tyran is Director, External Relations, at the National Hydropower Association. She also serves as Advisor, Macro Grid Initiative, at the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE).

She is a former President of the Board of Directors of the Women’s Council on Energy & the Environment (WCEE). She also served as General Chair of the IEEE Power & Energy Society 2014 and 2021 General Meeting Local Organizing Committees, hosting 3000 delegates from around the world.

She brings outstanding federal / state government relations experience, following two decades as Director, Washington & State Relations, in EPRI’s Washington DC office. She was the principal liaison between EPRI executive management, and Congress, the Administration, the national trade associations, state legislators / regulators, and the Washington policy community.

Her background includes federal advocacy for utilities and management consulting for public / private / nonprofit sector clients, with engagements involving strategic planning, policy analysis, external relations, communications policies, marketing, and financial / economic analysis. In recognition of her technical expertise and knowledge, she was appointed by the Secretary of Commerce to the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Energy and Energy Services, advising the Secretary and USTR on international trade matters. She was elected and re-elected as Chair. She holds a BA degree with Honors from Stanford University and an MBA from Yale University.

Her background includes federal advocacy for utilities and management consulting for public / private / non-profit sector clients, with engagements involving strategic planning, policy analysis, marketing, external relations and communications, and financial / economic analysis. 

In recognition of her technical expertise and knowledge, she was appointed by the Secretary of Commerce to the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Energy and Energy Services, advising the Secretary and US Trade Representative on international trade matters. She was elected and re-elected as Chair. 

She holds a BA degree with Honors from Stanford University and an MBA from Yale University.