Anthony Reed

Partner, FGS Global   

Anthony Reed advises a diverse portfolio of clients in their public affairs efforts across the food, agriculture, energy and sustainability policy landscape. Reed’s work spans the FGS Global Energy & Sustainability and Food & Agriculture teams.

 

Reed joined FGS Global following 14 years on the government relations team at Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), where he most recently served as the Interim Head of Global Government Relations. In this capacity, he handled issues spanning food, agriculture, energy, environment, climate change, sustainability, biotechnology and biofuels. His work included leading coalition efforts to create and extend clean energy tax incentives, negotiating high-level biofuel regulatory changes, serving as an expert witness of biotechnology policy in related litigation, and representing ADM’s interests in key trade associations in the energy, biofuels, biotech and agriculture spaces.

 

He also served as the Deputy Associate Administrator for Congressional Relations at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) where he focused on EPA’s Offices of Air and Radiation, Enforcement and Compliance, and Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.

 

Prior to his time at the EPA, he worked on Capitol Hill for 11 years as Chief of Staff and Legislative Director, for then-House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and legislative assistant for Representative Tom Latham (R-IA).

 

Reed holds BA degrees in Economics and Political Science from the University of Iowa. He lives in Arlington, VA with his wife and two boys.