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Joshua Freed directs the Clean Energy Program at Third Way. He focuses on the policies and strategies needed to bring about clean energy reform and to address climate change. Since joining Third Way, Mr. Freed has played an important role in national energy policy debates on issues including clean energy innovation, finance, and deployment, natural gas, nuclear energy, and the global energy competition. Prior to joining Third Way, Mr. Freed served for more than a decade as a political strategist for national, federal and local campaigns and was a senior staffer on Capitol Hill for Representatives Rob Andrews (NJ-1) and Diana DeGette (CO-1). Most recently, he was a Vice President at GMMB, where he was part of the media team for Obama for America and advised the senior leadership of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Mr. Freed also served in a variety of capacities on the 2008 Obama for Colorado campaign. Previously, Mr. Freed ran the Washington, D.C. office and served as the chief policy advisor for Rep. Rob Andrews, and was Deputy Chief of Staff for Rep. Diana DeGette, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Mr. Freed graduated from Brandeis University and received a Master’s Degree from the University of Maryland-College Park. He regularly appears in national media including The Washington Post, USA Today, National Public Radio, National Journal, Politico, The Los Angeles Times, Market Watch and Fox Business News.