About Speaker

"Upon completing his MPA at Gannon University, Ed moved to Harrisburg to begin his career working in the PA House of Representatives supporting a committee chairman. During his time at the House, he completed the 2 year PA Rural Leadership Program at Penn State. After 4 years with the state legislature, he moved into the private sector as a lobbyist for the PA Bar Association for 4 years then in 2000 he joined the law firm of McNees Wallace & Nurick in its government relations practice. In 2002, he was asked to go back to the House of Representatives to work for the Majority Leader as his policy advisor where he helped develop caucus policy and assist in the daily floor operations of the House when in session. In 2012, he once again moved back to the private sector to join the SAS Institute as an account executive. Now, he's been an account executive for Snowflake since 2019 helping build its State & Local Government Practice in the northeastern US. Along with his wife and 2 children, Ed resides in Hampden Township, Cumberland County."