Brian DaRin has over 25 years of international affairs and policy experience in energy, monetary, trade, technology, and other economic issues. Brian came to EFI following a distinguished diplomatic career with the U.S. Department of State. He served at United States missions to Japan, China, Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Belize, and Mongolia with the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Domestically, he directed the approval of billions of dollars in critical energy infrastructure as head of presidential pipeline permitting for hydrocarbons. Brian also served as co-chair of the Defense Logistics Agency’s Materials Impacts Committee, a representative for the Department of State at the National Petroleum Council, and a representative for the National Security Council’s National Emergency Grid Planning and Strategic Minerals Committees.

Brian has a Master of Business Administration in international management with a focus in international finance and Mandarin from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and fine arts with a minor in economics from the Virginia Military Institute.