Sarah Venuto American Critical Minerals Association
Sarah Venuto joined Cornerstone’s federal government relations team in February 2023 after having served as director of the Office of External Affairs at the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Sarah is an experienced advisor and attorney with expertise in political and legislative strategy, coalition building and federal policy focused on energy, environment and natural resources. Sarah was appointed as director of the Office of External Affairs at FERC by Chairman Richard Glick in 2021. During her tenure at FERC, she acted as the strategic advisor to the Chairman, working to advance priority agenda items including climate change, environmental justice, transmission policy and pipeline permitting improvements. As director, Sarah served as FERC’s liaison to the White House, the Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency and other key federal agencies with jurisdiction on energy issues. Prior to working in the Biden Administration, Sarah served as the vice president of public policy at Duke Energy, where she developed and executed policy strategies to advance the company’s net zero carbon and methane emissions goals, acting as the external thought leader and spokesperson on the campaign. Additionally, she served as the Democratic staff director for the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources for then Ranking Member Joe Manchin (D- WV), directing the floor management of a package of 130 public land bills enacted into law in 2019. In that
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