Joshua Freed

Joshua Freed is the Vice President of 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. Prior to joining Third Way, Joshua served for more than a decade as a political strategist for national, federal and local campaigns and was a senior staffer on Capitol Hill. 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 and Melinda Gates Foundation. He also was the communications director for the Obama Colorado caucus campaign and advised the Obama for Colorado campaign in the general election. Previously, Joshua ran the Washington, D.C., office and served as the chief policy advisor for Representative Rob Andrews, and was Deputy Chief of Staff for Representative Diana DeGette, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He graduated from Brandeis University and received a master’s degree from the University of Maryland-College Park. He has been featured in the media including The Washington Post, National Journal, Politico, Los Angeles Times, The Denver Post, Market Watch and Fox Business Network.