Richard Mroz | |
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| New Jersey Board of Public Utilities President | |
| In office October 6, 2014 –2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Fiordaliso |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Lynne |
| Residence | Haddonfield |
| Alma mater | B.A. University of Delaware J.D. Villanova University School of Law |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Richard (Rick) Mroz was the president of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) from 2014 to 2018. He is the founder and managing director of Resolute Strategies,LLC and also Senior Director for Strategic &Regulatory Affairs at Archer Public Affairs in Trenton,New Jersey. He has a long career in law and government and is an advocate in securing and making the grid more resilient from cyber and physical attacks. He is an adviser to industry and commentator on energy and security issues.
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Governor Chris Christie nominated him to be BPU president on September 18,2014;the nomination was unanimously approved by the New Jersey Senate on September 22,2014. [1] As president,Mroz was a member of the Governor's Cabinet. [2] His experiences are as a regulator,lawyer,lobbyist,banker,consultant and thought leader on issues including energy markets &technologies,cybersecurity,water &wastewater policy,and infrastructure development &financing in various industries.
In July 2018,Mroz was appointed by United States Energy Secretary Rick Perry as a member of the USDOE Electric Advisory Committee which provides advice to the department programs and priorities on issues of the evolving grid,distributed energy resources,and reliability of the electric system. He serves on the advisory board to the ClearPath Foundation a Washington,DC based policy organization advocating for policies advancing cleaner energy generation with hydropower,carbon capture,and new nuclear technologies.
Mroz is also senior adviser to Protect Our Power,a national non-industry non-profit advocacy organization supporting best practices and investments in cybersecurity for the energy,utility and critical infrastructure industries. He is a Distinguished Corporate Fellow advising the Global Resilience Institute (GRI) at Northeastern University,Boston,MA on protection and investments necessary to enhance and protect critical infrastructure.[ citation needed ]