Mandy M. Gunasekara has been at the center of US energy and environmental policy for the last decade, from the Senate Cloakroom to the Oval Office. She's a veteran environmental attorney, energy strategist, and communicator. She served President Trump as the Chief of Staff at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Currently, she's a Visiting Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, and lives with her husband and children in Oxford, Mississippi.