Tony DiGiovanni

Tony joins the energy practice at Lewis-Burke after a twenty-five-year career in federal service as a senior executive leader with extensive agency and Hill expertise in budget, appropriations, and authorizations. Over his career at the Department of Energy, on Capitol Hill, and at the National Science Foundation he developed broad expertise in the federal budgeting, appropriations, and authorization process; basic and applied energy, science and technology innovation, and workforce development research and policy issues; strategic engagement with the executive and legislative branches; and the inner workings of agency operations.

Issue Expertise: Tony has an extensive background on the federal budget and appropriations process, deep expertise in Congressional and OMB engagement strategy, and broad experience in energy and science research and policy and working with national laboratories and universities.

Additional Experience: Tony recently came to Lewis-Burke from federal service, most recently serving as Deputy Budget Director of the National Science Foundation. Prior to joining NSF, he served as the Found Budget Director and Congressional Strategist of the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). He also served as the Director of Budget and Finance for the DOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (a.k.a. Yucca Mountain), as a Special Adviser on Sustainable Development with the DOE Office of Policy and International Affairs, and in several positions with the DOE Office of the Chief Financial Officer including several years as DOE liaison to the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Energy and Water Development subcommittees. He served as a Congressional Fellow with the U.S. House Appropriations Energy and Water Development subcommittee and as a Congressional Fellow in the U.S. Senate for a member on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

Vital Statistics: Tony earned a master’s degree in public policy from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and an undergraduate degree in cultural anthropology, both at the University of Michigan. While an undergraduate he played for the men’s lacrosse club team and was an assistant coach for the team while he was in graduate school. Tony enjoys being active playing recreational basketball and softball, golfing, bicycling and swimming. He also enjoys spending time outdoors camping and hiking with his family, especially in dark skies places where the Milky Way is visible at night.