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Elizabeth K. Whitney is an energy policy advocate, attorney, and enthusiast with twenty years’ experience in and around the federal government. Ms. Whitney has managed the boutique government relations firm Meguire Whitney since 2017, building on six years at its predecessor firm, Morgan Meguire. As a lobbyist she has represented clients in meetings with Congress, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, EPA, DOE, and FERC, as well as participated on clients’ behalf in coalitions. Under her leadership, Meguire Whitney has been named a Top Performing Lobbying Firm by Bloomberg Government for four years running and was named to GovBiz Review’s Top 10 Lobbying Firms in 2024.
On Capitol Hill, Ms. Whitney was the Senior Legislative Assistant to Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN), then-Chairman of the House Science Committee and a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. She advised Chairman Gordon on energy and environmental issues and worked closely with Science Committee staff on energy and environment initiatives. In addition, she managed appropriations, budget and tax issues, financial services, and transportation for Chairman Gordon, and served as his liaison to the centrist Blue Dog Coalition. She came to Capitol Hill in 2007 as an aide to Rep. Zack Space (D-OH), handling appropriations and transportation, among other issues.
She was a co-founder of the Women’s Congressional Staff Association, for which she was named “Congressional Staffer of the Year” along with her co-founders by Women in Government Relations. Prior to her time on Capitol Hill, she was a Government Affairs Associate at the American Public Works Association. There, she managed a federal grant from the U.S. EPA educating water utilities on environmental management practices. She began her career at the University of Michigan’s state government relations office.
Ms. Whitney holds a B.A. in Communication from Muhlenberg College (2004), an M.A. in Political Management from George Washington University (2008), and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center (2015). She is a member of the Maryland State Bar and a three-time recipient of the Bryce Harlow Fellowship, awarded to students working full-time who show strong promise and a commitment to ethics in lobbying.
Ms. Whitney lives in Arlington, VA with her husband and four children. In 2023 she was appointed to the Arlington County Commission on Climate Change, Energy & the Environment and was named Chair of the Commission’s Energy Committee in 2025.