CHAIR

Dr. Josh Green was elected as the 9th Governor of Hawai’i in 2022. He was inspired to run for office after practicing medicine in the underserved area of Kā’ū on the Big Island of Hawai’i. He initially served in the Hawai’i State House of Representatives from 2004 to 2008. From 2008 to 2018, he served in the Hawai’i State Senate, including as Majority Floor Leader, Chair of the Health and Human Services committees, and Vice Chair of the Energy and Environment, and Human Services and Housing committees.

VICE CHAIR

Joe Lombardo is the 31st Governor of Nevada. After graduating from high school in 1980, he enlisted in the United States Army, where he served in both the Nevada National Guard and the United States Army Reserve. In 1988, Lombardo began his law enforcement career with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department as a police officer. Over the next two decades, he advanced through the ranks, earning promotions to sergeant in 1996, lieutenant in 2001, captain in 2006, and assistant sheriff in 2011. In 2014, he was elected sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and was reelected to a second term in 2019. In 2021, he announced his candidacy for governor, and he was elected as Nevada's 31st governor in 2022.

DIRECTOR

Spencer Cox was elected as the 18th Governor of Utah in 2022. His career in public service began with a position on the city council, before being elected mayor of Fairview and later Sanpete County Commissioner. Following a nine-month stint in the Utah House of Representatives, Cox was selected by Governor Gary Herbert to succeed Greg Bell as Utah’s eighth Lieutenant Governor.

As Chair of the Western Governors' Association, Governor Cox launched Energy Superabundance: Unlocking Prosperity in the West, an initiative that examines the challenges and opportunities for expanding production, transmission, and storage options across the energy spectrum to unlock more reliable, secure, and affordable energy to meet growing demand and achieve energy abundance across the West.