Philip R Sharp

President, Resources for the Future; former U.S. Representative from Indiana

Director of Duke Energy or its predecessor companies since 2007. Resources for the Future. Dr. Sharp has served as President of Resources for the Future since 2005. He joined Duke Energy's Board of Directors in 2007, having previously served on the board of directors of one of its predecessor companies from 1995 to 2006. Dr. Sharp was a member of Congress from Indiana for 20 years, serving on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He currently serves as Congressional Chair of the non-profit National Commission on Energy Policy.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Board Memberships

Energy Foundation Partnership of major foundations interested in sustainable energy

• Board Member

MIT Energy Initiative MIT's hub for Energy research, education and outreach. Low and zero carbon solutions.

• external advisory board member

Resources for the Future Energy think tank

• Director

Duke Energy Corporation Electric utilty company supplying electricity for residential and commercial use

• Director ('07→?)

Positions

Harvard Environmental Economics Program Research program at the Harvard Kennedy School

• International Advisory Board member

Institute of Politics Political career training center at Harvard's KSG

• senior advisory committee member

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Barack Obama 44th President of the United States

• 5 contributions · 5,500 USD ('08→'12)

John Kerry 68th US Secretary of State, Senator from Massachusetts

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('04)

Chris Dodd President & CEO of MPAA; former Democratic US Senator from CT

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('09)

Andrei Cherny Former chair of the Arizona Democratic Party

• 1 contribution · 200 USD ('12)

Campaign Donors

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James A Henderson Retired chairman and CEO, Cummins Engine Co.

• 3 contributions · 2,000 USD (Jun 1 '90→Sep 25 '92)

Diane Meyer Simon Founder, Global Green USA, Montecito, California former wife of Indiana real estate billionaire Herbert Simon

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD (May 7 '90→May 14 '90)

Paul J Elston Co-founder, NY League of Conservation Voters | former CEO, Long Lake Energy Corp

• 3 contributions · 2,000 USD ('90→May 13 '91)

Herbert Simon Simon Property Group billionaire, NBA owner

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('90)

William I Miller

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('90→Sep 17 '92)

Henry B Schacht

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('90→'92)

Kenneth L Lay Former Enron executive

• 2 contributions · 1,500 USD ('90→'93)

Linda Robertson Ex-Enron lobbyist and Clinton Treasury official

• 3 contributions · 1,400 USD ('90→'92)

James E Rogers Former Chairman & CEO of Duke Energy

• 2 contributions · 1,200 USD ('92)

Thomas Ryan lobbyist

• 2 contributions · 1,000 USD ('90→'93)

Memberships

Democratic Party The U.S. Democratic Party

• Member

US House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

• Representative (Jan 3 '83→Jan 3 '95) [+1]

• Representative (Jan 14 '75→Jan 3 '83)

National Petroleum Council Advisory committee to the Secretary of Energy composed of oil & gas executives

• Member

Schools

Georgetown University The oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher learning in the US

• PhD (?→'74) [+1]

• Bachelor's Degree

Updated over 3 years ago

Types	Person, Political Candidate, Elected Representative, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	Jul 15 '42
Aliases	Phil Sharp, Philip Riley Sharp

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