Elizabeth Gore

Elizabeth Gore is the Senior Vice President for Political Affairs at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a prominent environmental nonprofit organization. She has held this position since September 2018, leading a team of 70 people responsible for coordinating state and federal lobbying efforts, grassroots engagement, and advocacy campaigns.13

Before joining EDF, Gore worked for eight years at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, where she served as a policy director, consultant, lobbyist, and strategist for various clients, including corporations and government agencies. She also chaired the firm’s Government Relations Department.1 Her experience at Brownstein, a bipartisan firm, has been instrumental in shaping her approach to policy solutions at EDF, where she emphasizes the importance of leveraging diverse political perspectives.1

During her tenure at EDF, Gore has been involved in significant legislative efforts, including the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which is noted as the largest climate bill in U.S. history, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021, both of which focus on climate change and environmental sustainability.12