Andrew Richards
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Chief of Staff and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy
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Andrew Richards is a Senior Vice President with Boundary Stone Partners. He has worked in federal energy and environmental policy since 2011.
Andrew came to Boundary Stone from the U.S. Department of Energy, where he spent over a decade working in the Office of Nuclear Energy. He served in multiple roles during his tenure in that office, including Chief of Staff and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary. He was responsible for advising numerous Assistant Secretaries spanning multiple administrations and led the office through two presidential transitions. Andrew was responsible for overseeing the execution of $1.6B in annual appropriations while serving as the primary interface with the White House, Congress, and other federal agencies.
He advised Departmental leadership on domestic and international civilian nuclear issues, including the operation and preservation of the domestic nuclear fleet, the development of advanced nuclear reactors, engagement with foreign nations on commercial nuclear cooperation, the development of next-generation fuel, management of the Idaho National Laboratory, and the disposition of spent fuel and nuclear waste. He engaged with Congress, States, tribal nations, non-profits, trade organizations, and companies to further the advancement and deployment of advanced nuclear energy. He worked closely with the National Nuclear Security Administration on the intersection of civilian nuclear energy and non-proliferation. He engaged with NASA to further the development of nuclear power in space and with the Department of Defense on the development of micro-reactors.
Andrew is an expert in a wide array of clean energy and nuclear programmatic efforts, including domestic and international policy, clean energy demonstrations, funding opportunity announcements, the federal procurement process, appropriations, operational, safety, budgetary, non-proliferation, safeguards, the U.S. National Laboratory complex, and evolving political issues. He has extensive and in-depth knowledge of the Department of Energy and the federal government.
Andrew is a resident of Washington, D.C., and a graduate of the University of Maryland.
