Since January 2007, Franz Wuerfmannsdobler has served as a professional staff member on the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee as well as the senior energy policy advisor to Senator Byron L. Dorgan.
From 1998-2006, he was a legislative assistant for Senator Robert C. Byrd where he handled energy, environment, climate change, and natural resource issues. Franz has been engaged in important elements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. His role included promoting reformed fuel economy, renewable fuels, energy efficiency, advanced clean coal, and international clean energy deployment standards and programs. Prior to his Senate tenure, he worked in the Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
Franz has a MSc. in Environmental Management and Policy from Oxford University and a B.A. in cultural studies and history from the University of Denver. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and an Eagle Scout.
