Silvio Marcacci is Energy Innovation’s Senior Director of Communications, leading media relations as well as communications outreach and message strategy across all of the firm’s policy programs. He has more than 15 years’ experience in media relations and communications, and is a bylined columnist at media outlets including Forbes, The Hill, and Utility Dive. He also serves as Board Adviser to the International Council on Clean Transportation.

Prior to joining Energy Innovation, Silvio was founder and principal of Marcacci Communications, a public relations company that specialized in promoting clean energy and climate change policy, from 2012-2017. In this role he developed comprehensive communications plans, secured top-tier print and broadcast media coverage, and led video and infographic production for multiple clients.

Additional communications experience includes serving as director of public relations for energyNOW!, a television show covering energy and climate issues on Bloomberg TV where he helped build an audience of several hundred thousand broadcast and online viewers per month, negotiated promotional partnerships with other news outlets, produced and edited scores of news segments and video interviews, and secured show coverage in national outlets. Silvio began his public relations career in the Washington, D.C. office of international public relations firm Fleishman-Hillard, where he managed multiple award-winning campaigns for clients in the energy and sustainability industries.

Silvio started his career in New Jersey government and Democratic politics, including serving as constituent relations director in the governor’s office, spokesperson for the Mercer County executive, and as field director for several statewide and local campaigns. He graduated with honors from Rutgers University with a dual B.S. in history and political science.