Michael T. Richard

Michael Richard is currently at Colorado State University's Center for the New Energy Economy as senior policy advisor, a position he began in September 2025.

In 2016, Governor Larry Hogan appointed, and the state Senate confirmed, Michael Richard as a Commissioner to the Maryland Public Service Commission. He was reappointed and confirmed in 2020 to a second five-year term, which he concluded June 30, 2025. Prior to the Commission, Richard served as Governor Hogan's deputy chief of staff.

In his capacity as Commissioner, Richard was appointed by Governor Hogan to serve as a commissioner at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission. Richard served as Maryland's representative and board member at the Organization of PJM States, lnc., where he served a term as president and in other leadership positions. Richard was appointed in 2016 by the U.S. secretary of energy to serve a term on the Department of Energy's State Energy Advisory Board.

In 2001, Governor Robert Ehrlich appointed Richard as director of the Maryland Energy Administration.

In 2005, he was appointed by President George W. Bush to posts at the U.S. Department of Energy — first serving as executive director of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board and later as deputy assistant secretary for congressional and intergovernmental affairs.

In the private sector, Richard was hired in 2008 by Westinghouse Electric Company as director of government and international affairs.

Earlier in his career, Richard worked for more than 10 years at the Nuclear Energy Institute as legislative programs director and congressional information program director.

Michael Richard earned his Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland, College Park.