Panelists & Speakers

Andrew Wishnia

Professional Title: Co-Founder

Organization: EpicWorks Advisors

Sessions: Keynote 2

Biography

Andrew Wishnia is a Partner at EpicWorks Advisors with deep experience working in government and policy on transportation and environment. He was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Climate Policy at the USDOT, and an architect of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act while serving as Senior Policy Advisor for Senator Tom Carper on the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Andrew served in multiple capacities at FHWA from 2010 to 2017, including as the Policy Advisor to the Federal Highway Administration Administrator, and in the FHWA Office of Safety and Office of Policy and Government Affairs. Previously, Andrew served in the White House as a Senior Program Manager at the Council on Environmental Quality, and in the U.S. House Representatives as a Legislative Assistant for Congressman John Yarmuth. Andrew is a lawyer by background and is originally from Louisville, Kentucky.