Dylan Reed

Dylan Reed is Principal and Founder of 1789 Strategies with over a decade of experience working inside and outside of government to execute on impactful public policy initiatives. He most recently served as the Senior Advisor for External Affairs with the Grid Deployment Office (GDO) at the U.S. Department of Energy. In this role, he helped create a new $22 billion federal office to deploy energy infrastructure across the United States and oversaw all external engagement with Congress, states, industry, and stakeholders. He has previously helped support national and state government affairs engagement to open markets for clean energy investment.
Dylan holds a Master of Public Administration from George Washington University and history and political science degrees from Lebanon Valley College. He is a proud Pennsylvania native and currently resides in Atlanta, GA.


