Vik Ath is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in communications, donor relations, and policy analysis. Currently serving as the Managing Director at the American Energy Leadership Institute since June 2025, Vik previously held the role of Director of Donor Relations at Stand Together, where collaboration with internal business units facilitated impactful communications for principal partners. Experience in the United States Senate as a Speechwriter and Deputy Press Secretary involved leading communication initiatives and providing strategic media advice. Additional roles included Legislative Correspondent, Development Officer, and Development Intern at Young America's Foundation, and Policy Research Intern at the Richard Nixon Foundation. Vik holds an MBA from Liberty University and a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of California, Riverside.
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American Energy Leadership Institute
The American Energy Leadership Institute is a conservative energy policy research and advocacy organization. Our goal is to ensure America leads and dominates the 21st century. We promote solutions that accelerate US energy innovation, expand domestic energy production, reduce reliance on foreign adversaries, enhance our energy security, hold adversaries like China accountable for their emissions, win the arms race for new energy technologies, and contribute to the revitalization of America's manufacturing and energy production base. We believe that America's interests are best served through a vigorous, competitive, and exuberant economy, a forward-thinking energy agenda that puts US interests first, and a conservative movement that plays offense to secure our nation’s economic, environmental, and national security priorities. Given the longstanding cultural dominance of the environmental left - and their anti-capitalism and de-growth agenda - we aim to restore the American conversation on climate and energy, curb the epidemic of pessimism especially amongst our youth, and invite the next generation into a more exciting, optimistic vision about our nation and its future. With the energy transition now well underway - bringing jobs and economic opportunity with it - the opportunity is ours to win the battle for hearts and minds, advance superior energy solutions, and position ourselves - in matter and mindset - for another American century.