Charles T Drevna

Charles T. Drevna joined the Institute for Energy Research as a Distinguished Senior Fellow. Drevna will advise IER on a variety of energy topics, particularly fuel and refining issues. Previously, Drevna was President of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, formerly known as the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association. He joined the association in 2002 as executive vice president and director of policy and planning. While at the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, Drevna led a staff that advocated for petroleum refiners and petrochemical manufacturers before Congress and the Executive Branch on a broad range of public policy issues. Since he became president, the size of the association’s Washington office staff has increased with an expansion of the Government Relations and Communications Departments and the creation of the Outreach Department. Drevna worked with the Executive Committee, Board of Directors and staff to implement a rebranding effort that emphasizes the ways association members serve American consumers and increase America’s economic and national security. This rebranding resulted in adoption of the name American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers in January 2012 to better describe the association and its work. Drevna has extensive experience in legislative, regulatory, public policy and marketplace issues involving energy and the environment. His previous positions include: Director of state and federal government relations for Tosco, Inc.; director of government and regulatory affairs for the Oxygenated Fuels Association; vice president at the Washington consulting firm of Jefferson Waterman International; several positions at Sunoco, including vice president for public affairs for Sun Coal Company; director of environmental affairs for the National Coal Association; and supervisor of environmental quality control for the Consolidation Coal Company. Drevna received his BA in chemistry from Washington and Jefferson College and performed graduate work at Carnegie-Mellon University. He grew up in Pittsburgh and worked as a laborer in a steel mill there during summers while attending college. Since 2007 Charles T. Drevna has served as president of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, the national trade association that represents 98 percent of refining capacity in the United States. Drevna joined the association in 2002 as director of policy and planning and named executive vice president in 2006. His previous positions include director of state and federal government relations for Tosco, Inc.; director of government and regulatory affairs for the Oxygenated Fuels Association; vice president at the Washington consulting firm of Jefferson Waterman International; several positions at Sunoco, including vice president for public affairs for Sun Coal Company; director of environmental affairs for the National Coal Association; and supervisor of environmental quality control for the Consolidation Coal Company.