Wade Giltz

Wade Giltz

Senior Director, Southeast State Affairs and Coalitions

Wade Giltz serves as the Senior Director of Southeast State Affairs and Coalitions at the American Clean Power Association (ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµ), where he leads the association’s legislative, regulatory, and political advocacy work in states from the Carolinas to Texas. In this role, he helps drive ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµâ€™s engagement with political organizations, business leaders, veterans, and grassroots advocates to build bipartisan support for American clean energy.

A Marine Corps veteran, Wade deployed to Afghanistan in 2014 as an advisor to the Afghan National Army. He later served on Capitol Hill in both the House and Senate before joining Calvert Street Group, where he led public affairs campaigns for renewable energy projects.

He holds a B.A. in political science from West Virginia University and lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his wife, Katie, their son, and their dog.