Trent Bauserman

Trent Bauserman is head of federal affairs for Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a Massachusetts-based company focused on bringing commercial fusion power to the grid. Prior to that, Bauserman served as senior policy advisor to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, where he advised the leader on energy and environmental policy matters.

He served five years in the the White House under President Barack Obama and five years in the U.S. Senate for senators Jeanne Shaheen and Jim Webb. He began his career in D.C. as an aide to Rep. Rick Boucher and later as a public affairs advisor at Holland & Knight LLP. A Winchester, Virginia, native, Bauserman is a 2000 political science graduate from Virginia Tech. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his husband, Daniel.