Ryan Serote, Principal
Ryan Serote has more than 20 years of experience in state and federal government affairs, with a focus on natural resources, energy, and water advocacy on behalf of public power utilities. Prior to joining Meguire Whitney, he was the Senior Manager of Federal Affairs in the Washington, D.C. office of Salt River Project, a water and power utility based in Phoenix, Arizona. Prior to that, he handled the natural resources, public lands and hydropower portfolio on the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) federal advocacy team. Ryan came to NRECA after a 15-year career in government service, which included serving as the Director of Federal Relations for Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, Deputy Commissioner for External and Intergovernmental Affairs as well as Chief of Congressional Affairs for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and Senior Legislative Aide & District Director for U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ).
Ryan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Brigham Young University, and a Master of Business Administration from George Washington University.