WISE-DC: How DC Works
Please join us on November 10th for a panel to discuss how DC really works! While many of us live and work in DC, few of us get the inside scoop on how policy decisions that affect our work are actually made. Our panelists have seen the process from lots of different angles: Capitol Hill, corporate government affairs, lobbying, and the C-suite. They'll share how legislation moves, how companies engage with Congress and agencies, and how to build a career at the intersection of energy and policy. Come with questions and stay to connect with the WISE community! Panel will begin at 6:00pm ET - please arrive early.
Speaker Bios
Meagan Murphy, Director of the Office of the CEO, X-energy
Meagan Murphy is the Director of the Office of the CEO at X-energy, a leading designer of advanced small modular nuclear reactors (“SMR”) and fuel technology. In this capacity, she serves as a strategic and operational partner to the CEO and executive leadership team, helping drive execution of the company's highest priorities.
Meagan brings nearly a decade of experience in DC at the intersection of public-private partnerships, consulting, and commercialization of climate technologies to her current role. Prior to X-energy, Meagan was a Director at Boundary Stone Partners (BSP), a bipartisan policy firm, where she supported clients developing and investing in clean energy and infrastructure to navigate federal policy, regulatory landscapes, and funding opportunities.
Before BSP, Meagan was Chief of Staff at a Series B solar technology startup, working closely with the CEO and executive team on go-to-market strategy, government and investor relations, and industry partnership development. Meagan began her career at The Brunswick Group, a global leader in strategic communications, where she was a C-suite advisor to some of the world's largest energy and resources companies on a range of public affairs, crisis, and financial issues.
Meagan graduated with an MBA and M.A. in International Studies from the Wharton School and the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. She earned her B.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University.
Logan de La Barre-Hays, Principal, Boundary Stone Partners
Logan de La Barre-Hays is a Principal at Boundary Stone Partners, a bipartisan federal policy firm in Washington, D.C. In this capacity, Logan designs and executes federal legislative strategies for clients in energy, grid technology, transportation, manufacturing, housing, and climate adaptation, with a focus on disaster resilience and emergency management.
Logan joined Boundary Stone after a decade on Capitol Hill, most recently as Senior Professional Staff Member to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves of Missouri. She was the architect of the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025, a bipartisan overhaul of FEMA and the federal disaster assistance system. She also helped secure reauthorization of the Economic Development Administration in the Water Resources Development Act of 2024.
Previously, Logan served as Legislative Director to Rep. Garret Graves of Louisiana, where she led his disaster recovery and appropriations portfolio. She organized the bipartisan coalition that broke a decades-long impasse on Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset reform, delivering passage of the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82). The law, signed in January 2025, restored full Social Security benefits to millions of retired teachers, police officers, and other public servants.
Logan began her career in the Senate as a legislative aide and speechwriter to Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, supporting his work on the Banking Committee.
Logan graduated from Louisiana State University. She holds a master’s degree in international and world history from Columbia University and an MSc from the London School of Economics.
Anais Carmona, Director of Congressional Affairs, Microsoft
Anais Carmona is a Director of Congressional Affairs at Microsoft. In this capacity, Anais is responsible for leading Microsoft’s public policy engagement with Democratic Members of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives. Anais advocates for and manages policy issues and helps lead the company’s external engagement in the U.S. House with senior internal stakeholders on Microsoft's priority issues, such as artificial intelligence (AI).
Anais Carmona previously served as a Director of Federal Legislative Affairs for T-Mobile, where she represented T-Mobile’s federal legislative interest before House and Senate Members of Congress on issues related to telecommunications and technology for over seven years.
She has experience in corporate M&A and mergers, particularly having focused on the T-Mobile/Sprint merger, where she amassed support for and facilitated the success of merger. Anais also has experience in developing strategic partnerships with key third-party stakeholders and key constituencies, negotiating corporate memorandums of understanding (MOU) and building third party external affairs teams.
Anais has served as the President, Vice President and Board Member of the Hispanic Lobbyists Association for seven consecutive years, where she brings programming, mentorship and networking opportunities tailored to serving the Hispanic professional community in Washington DC. She is on the founding board of the ReNew Democracy Foundation, which is dedicated to bringing diverse people with diverse perspectives to Washington to contribute to the democratic process.
Anais graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. She is proudly from the El Paso, TX – Ciudad Juarez border region.
About WISE
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