Barbara Bauman Tyran

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Director, Washington Relations

Barbara Bauman Tyran is Director, Washington Relations for EPRI’s regional office in Washington, D.C. Ms. Tyran joined EPRI in 1998. She serves as principal liaison between EPRI executive management, and Congress, the Administration, the national trade associations, the state public utility commissions, and the Washington energy community.

Before joining EPRI, Ms. Tyran served as Manager, Federal Government Affairs for two electric utilities, Kansas City Power & Light (now Great Plains Energy) and Empire District Electric Company. Previously, she was the Washington Representative for the Detroit Edison Company (now DTE Energy).

Prior to that, Ms. Tyran served for several years as a management consultant, initially with Booz Allen & Hamilton, and subsequently with Pace Global Energy Services, where she was engaged with energy-related clients in both the public and private sectors.

Ms. Tyran holds a Bachelor of Arts, with Honors, from Stanford University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Yale University.

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