Based in Washington, D.C., Ray Fakhoury is an Energy Policy Manager for Amazon Web Services leading policy advocacy that increases access to carbon free energy resources in the East and on Capitol Hill. Prior to joining AWS, Ray worked as a Senior Manager of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs for Pattern Energy, an independent power producer developing utility scale wind, solar, and transmission facilities, and for Advanced Energy United, a national trade organization advocating for clean, secure, affordable energy resources. Ray graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science.