Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck welcomes Alicia Priego to the firm as a senior policy advisor in the firm’s Sacramento office. Priego joins Brownstein’s growing State Government Relations practice in California.
“Alicia has nearly two decades of experience in California state policy work and her focus on energy and transportation issues impacting businesses in California are a great addition to our strong team in Sacramento,” said Doug Friednash, co-chair of Brownstein’s State Government Relations Group.
Priego serves as a trusted consultant to clients ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to nonprofit organizations. She develops strategies for legislative priorities, tracks and analyzes regulatory actions by the administration and state agencies related to client interests, and identifies local efforts and ordinances relevant to client policy priorities. Previously, Priego was a senior vice president at Strategies 360 and also served as an advocate and state government affairs manager for San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Company, Sempra Energy’s two California regulated utilities. She also has prior experience serving in multiple staff roles in the California State Legislature for nearly a decade.
Priego received her bachelor’s degree from California State University, Sacramento.