Nik Schoenherr Joins Energy & Environment Consulting Team

Washington, D.C. (19-June-2015) - Nikolaus (Nik) Schoenherr has joined FaegreBD Consulting as an advisor with the firm’s energy and environment team in Washington, D.C., which is on the cutting edge of American law and public policy as the energy sector transforms and environmental policy changes.

Before joining FaegreBD Consulting, Schoenherr was a research specialist with the Policy Resolution Group in Washington, D.C. His work included covering a range of energy issues and consumer products by monitoring and analyzing potential legislation.

Schoenherr spent almost four years as a government affairs assistant and then legislative coordinator with the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) in Washington, D.C. He developed a strong understanding of the U.S. energy portfolio and practical and political issues surrounding the various production and distribution methods.

Schoenherr also represented NEI at meetings, briefings and hearings on Capitol Hill with members of Congress and their staff and at events outside energy policy organizations to advance a pro-nuclear energy agenda, address questions about the industry, and grow industry support among federal affairs professionals.

Schoenherr gained additional government understanding through serving as a legislative intern with U.S. Representatives Cory Gardner (CO-4), Devin Nunes (CA-21) and Charles W. Dent (PA-15).

Schoenherr received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in 2009. He is expecting to complete work on a master’s degree in legislative affairs from George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management in 2016.