President and CEO
The Western Business Roundtable is led by President and CEO Jim Sims, a veteran of more than 30 years in the fields of natural resource, environmental regulation and energy policy development at the state and federal levels.
Jim served for 18 years in Washington, D.C., both in senior policy positions in the U.S. Congress and the White House and as a energy and environmental policy advocate.
He served for 12 years in the U.S. Senate, including as Chief of Staff to former Senate Robert W. Kasten, Jr. Following his Senate service, Jim helped to found and lead the Geothermal Energy Association for more than 6 years.
He served in the White House in 2001 as President George W. Bush's Director of Communications for the National Energy Policy Development Group, which helped to craft the recommendations behind the President's National Energy Policy. Jim was brought on board the White House task force because of his experience in renewable energy advocacy and development and media relations.
Jim also helped to found several non-profit organizations that work to educate citizens, policymakers and the news media on important public policy issues, including the Americans for American Energy and the NextGen Energy Council. He serves on the Board of Directors of non-profit Center for the New West.
Jim is Chairman of Policy Communications, Inc., a full service public affairs / lobbying firm with offices in Golden, CO and Washington, D.C. His innovative work has been recognized in the New York Times, Washington Post, Time Magazine, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Denver Business Journal, United Press International, Politics Online and other publications.
A former state legislative aide and newspaper reporter, Jim is an honors graduate of Georgetown University. He lives in Golden, Colorado, is a avid woodworker, an occasional cattle ranch hand and a martial arts veteran -- officially retired (one too many broken bones).
President and CEO
The Western Business Roundtable is led by President and CEO Jim Sims, a veteran of more than 30 years in the fields of natural resource, environmental regulation and energy policy development at the state and federal levels.
Jim served for 18 years in Washington, D.C., both in senior policy positions in the U.S. Congress and the White House and as a energy and environmental policy advocate.
He served for 12 years in the U.S. Senate, including as Chief of Staff to former Senate Robert W. Kasten, Jr. Following his Senate service, Jim helped to found and lead the Geothermal Energy Association for more than 6 years.
He served in the White House in 2001 as President George W. Bush's Director of Communications for the National Energy Policy Development Group, which helped to craft the recommendations behind the President's National Energy Policy. Jim was brought on board the White House task force because of his experience in renewable energy advocacy and development and media relations.
Jim also helped to found several non-profit organizations that work to educate citizens, policymakers and the news media on important public policy issues, including the Americans for American Energy and the NextGen Energy Council. He serves on the Board of Directors of non-profit Center for the New West.
Jim is Chairman of Policy Communications, Inc., a full service public affairs / lobbying firm with offices in Golden, CO and Washington, D.C. His innovative work has been recognized in the New York Times, Washington Post, Time Magazine, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Denver Business Journal, United Press International, Politics Online and other publications.
A former state legislative aide and newspaper reporter, Jim is an honors graduate of Georgetown University. He lives in Golden, Colorado, is a avid woodworker, an occasional cattle ranch hand and a martial arts veteran -- officially retired (one too many broken bones).