David van Hoogstraten

About David van Hoogstraten

Since December, 2018 I have served as Supervisory Associate General Counsel of the Peace Corps for policy development. This involves overseeing the agency\'s policy development and approval process. I also advise the Office of Congressional Affairs.* From July of 2018 until December of that year I co-founded the Climate Judiciary Project (now part of the Environmental Law Institute) to provide federal judges with a background in basic climate science.* Prior to that, beginning in April 2013, I directed federal environmental regulatory affairs for BP America in Washington, D.C.* Beginning in April 2010, I was Senior vice President of BP Wind Energy North America Inc. for Policy and Regulatory Affairs based in Washington, DC.* Prior to BP, I was Counsel to the global law firm of Hunton & Williams LLP (Now Hunton Andrews & Kurth) in the environmental and energy group.* I joined Hunton in 2005 after 14 years in the U.S. government where I served as Deputy Associate General Counsel at EPA, as a senior lawyer and policy adviser at the US Department of State and as an Associate Director at the White House Counsel of Environmental Quality (CEQ).* Earlier in my career, I worked as an associate attorney at two major law firms in New York and Washington, D.C. and as a Senior International Counsel for Pepsi Co, Inc.* I graduated with a BA, Magna Cum Laude with Honors in English and Political Science, from the University of Pennsylvania and have a law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I completed my third year legal studies at NYU Law School in New York, NY.

Experience

1. Associate General Counsel

   Peace Corps

   Dec 2018 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Supervisory Associate General Counsel responsible for policy development and advising the Office of Congressional Affairs. Chair of the Secretariat of the Senior Policy Committee which must approve, together with the Director, all substantive changes to Peace Corps policy.

Education

• Leiden University

  International law

  1974 — 1975

• University of Pennsylvania

  Bachelor's degree, English and Political Science

  1972 — 1977

• University of Pennsylvania

  Master's degree, Political Science

  1977 — 1977

• University of Wisconsin Law School

  Doctor of Law (J.D.)

  1977 — 1980

Skills

• Policy Analysis
• International Sales
• Public Affairs
• Public Policy
• Environmental Issues
• Government
• Negotiation
• Policy
• Legislation
• Energy Policy
• Environmental Awareness