Christina Baworowsky is the Vice President of Policy and Advocacy at Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES). In this role, she leads the organization’s efforts to implement federal policies that promote cleaner, more cost-effective energy solutions designed to decrease emissions, boost job creation, support domestic manufacturing, and safeguard the environment. With more than a decade of policy and advocacy experience, Christina focuses on accelerating clean technology and innovation. Some of her policy areas of expertise include energy, environment, vehicles, infrastructure, tax, trade, manufacturing, supply chains, telecom, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, critical minerals, and permitting.
Prior to joining CRES, Christina served as the Senior Federal Policy Advisor at Tesla, where she represented the company before Congress and the Administration. In that role, she drove Tesla’s federal advocacy, engagement, and policy development to accelerate emissions reduction, promote American innovation, and bolster domestic manufacturing. Before joining Tesla, Christina was the principal federal lobbyist for ChargePoint, the world’s largest electric vehicle charging network. She also represented Alliant Energy Corporation, an investor-owned utility serving Wisconsin and Iowa. Earlier in her career, Christina worked at the Nuclear Energy Institute in governmental affairs, which advocates on behalf of the commercial nuclear energy industry.