Speaker

As NRF’s chief workforce policy lobbyist, Ed directs advocacy efforts on labor, employment, health care, retirement, and immigration policy on behalf of the retail industry.

Ed came to NRF after supervising the National Labor Relations Board’s Office of Congressional & Public Affairs. In this role, Ed oversaw the Board’s interactions with Congress, other federal agencies, the media, and stakeholder groups.

Prior to his work at the NLRB, Ed directed federal policy for the Xerox Corporation, advocating for the company’s interests on employee benefits, corporate governance, and employment issues.

From 2005 to 2011, Ed was Republican Staff Director of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, a key subcommittee of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. Reporting to Chairman Johnny Isakson of Georgia, Ed led Republican efforts on issues related to the National Labor Relations Act, ERISA, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Occupational Safety & Health Act. He covered similar issues in the 108th Congress for then-HELP Committee Chairman Judd Gregg.

Prior to working on Capitol Hill, Ed spent four years in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Labor, Immigration, and Employee Benefits Division.

A Maryland native, Ed holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He and his wife Joy reside in Nokesville, Virginia with their two sons, Wynn and Jack.