Executive Director
202-899-5652
tclark@naruc.org
Tony Clark is the Executive Director of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), the organization that represents the nation’s state utility regulators. He was a commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from 2012 to 2016, having been appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate. Tony served as a North Dakota Public Service Commissioner from 2001 to 2012, including more than five years as the Commission’s chairman. While on the North Dakota Commission, he was the 2010-2011 president of NARUC. He was North Dakota’s Labor Commissioner in the Cabinet of Governor Edward T. Schafer and is a former state legislator, representing a portion of the City of Fargo in the North Dakota House of Representatives.
After leaving the public sector in 2016, he was engaged in consulting, where he advised clients on complex regulatory and public policy matters. He is a former director of a publicly traded company, and was Directorship Certified by the National Association of Corporate Directors. As a recognized expert on energy, telecommunications, and utility issues, he speaks frequently on regulatory matters, and he has appeared multiple times before committees of the U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and state legislatures. He holds undergraduate degrees from North Dakota State University and a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of North Dakota.