Ulises Diaz

Ulises Diaz is the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at Horizon. Mr. Diaz leads the Government Affairs and Community Relations team, representing Horizon before the New Jersey Legislature and New Jersey departments and agencies, and is responsible for Federal delegation.

Prior to joining Horizon, Mr. Diaz served as Director of Government Affairs at Verizon in New Jersey, where he was responsible for State legislative and regulatory functions. During his tenure at Verizon, Mr. Diaz passed several landmark pieces of legislation and regulations that created a level playing field in an otherwise heavily regulated industry. Mr. Diaz helped Verizon establish a strong State House operation, effective political action committee, and an aggressive local outreach plan. He enjoys strong relationships on both sides of the political aisle and throughout the state.

Mr. Diaz previously served as Vice President of External Affairs at United Water in New Jersey, where he was responsible for government and public affairs, communications, and business development in the U.S., including Puerto Rico. In addition, he was responsible for the regulatory and legislative functions of United Water’s utility footprint that included 26 states. At United Water, he was successful in privatizing the water and wastewater concessions of Puerto Rico ─ the largest privatization of its kind, valued at $5 billion.