RYAN GALLENTINE

National business association representing renewable energy, EV automakers, charging providers, and advanced energy companies.

• Directed multi-state regulatory and legislative strategy advancing EV charging infrastructure, grid readiness, and transportation electrification policy.
• Led policy initiatives across 12+ state markets, coordinating automakers, utilities, and charging providers to shape regulatory frameworks for EV deployment.
• Represented industry coalitions in utility commission proceedings, state legislatures, and federal policy processes.
• Developed regulatory strategies influencing hundreds of millions of dollars in EV infrastructure and grid investment.
• Authored policy analysis and regulatory filings on grid integration, managed charging, and infrastructure deployment.
• Served as industry spokesperson translating technical energy system issues for policymakers and media.

Built and led Lime’s global advocacy and stakeholder engagement programs supporting the company’s expansion into regulated urban micromobility markets across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

• Established Lime’s first global advocacy infrastructure, including rider engagement programs, digital organizing tools, and stakeholder partnerships supporting city regulatory approvals.
• Led campaigns across multiple cities to support operating permits, regulatory frameworks, and market expansion for shared micromobility systems.
• Designed programs mobilizing Lime riders and community organizations to participate in public processes shaping local transportation policy.
• Coordinated closely with government relations, communications, and city operations teams to align stakeholder engagement with market entry strategy.
• Managed cross-regional advocacy initiatives spanning North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

• Founded new political organization to elect clean energy champions and give clean energy professionals a voice in elections.
• Conducted polling and research for clean energy ballot initiatives in AZ and CO.

Supported policy campaigns to expand electric vehicle market access by mobilizing Tesla owners and supporters to advocate for direct-to-consumer vehicle sales legislation in states where franchise laws restricted EV manufacturers.

• Led digital advocacy efforts mobilizing Tesla owners to support direct sales legislation and regulatory reforms in states restricting EV manufacturers.
• Built targeted campaigns enabling Tesla customers to communicate directly with legislators and policymakers on EV market access issues.
• Worked with government affairs leadership to align customer engagement campaigns with state policy strategy.

Developed and led a digital advocacy program mobilizing solar homeowners to participate in state regulatory proceedings and defend distributed generation policies, including net metering frameworks before public utility commissions. Built scalable customer engagement infrastructure that enabled thousands of solar customers to communicate directly with regulators and policymakers during high-stakes policy debates over rooftop solar market rules.

• Designed and launched SolarCity’s customer advocacy platform, mobilizing solar homeowners to participate in state regulatory proceedings affecting distributed generation policy.
• Coordinated digital campaigns during net metering and distributed energy policy debates before public utility commissions across multiple states.
• Worked closely with policy and regulatory teams to translate complex energy policy issues into accessible messages for customers and the public.
• Directed digital advertising, email, and social media engagement supporting distributed energy policy priorities.

Advised Fortune 500 companies and major organizations on reputational risk and public policy issues using digital intelligence and audience analysis.

• Conducted digital intelligence and narrative analysis to identify emerging reputational risks for Fortune 500 clients and major institutions.
• Developed early-warning frameworks quantifying the reach and trajectory of online narratives affecting corporate reputation and policy positioning.
• Advised client leadership on response strategies during crises, regulatory debates, and organizational policy changes.
• Designed communication and engagement strategies to help companies navigate high-profile public controversies and regulatory scrutiny.
• Collaborated with client public affairs and executive teams to translate complex issues into coordinated response plans.

.Directed digital communications and organizing strategy across Midwestern battleground states for the Obama 2012 re-election campaign. Managed multi-state teams responsible for audience growth, supporter engagement, and rapid-response messaging during one of the largest political campaigns in U.S. history.

• Led digital communications programs across 11 state operations, coordinating messaging, audience targeting, and campaign engagement strategies
• Directed multi-channel communications including targeted email, SMS, digital advertising, social media, and online video.
• Built large-scale supporter engagement programs that mobilized volunteers and drove participation in campaign events and voter outreach.
• Collaborated with national campaign leadership to translate strategic messaging priorities into state-level digital programs.
• Supported major campaign events and rallies by driving digital outreach that helped fill large venues and mobilize grassroots participation.

Directed field operations and voter contact programs for a battleground congressional campaign, overseeing volunteer recruitment, local organizing teams, and community event engagement across 7 counties.

Managed regional organizing program coordinating volunteers and staff responsible for voter outreach and election mobilization.

Led field organizing programs responsible for volunteer recruitment, grassroots mobilization, and voter contact operations during the 2008 presidential campaign. Managed 20+ staff across multiple primaries and general election assignments.

Covered political campaigns and electoral developments as a journalist, producing analysis and reporting on state and national races.