Rob Witwer
Lecturer

Rob Witwer is Vice President and General Counsel of Onward Energy, an independent power company with over 50 wind, solar and natural gas generating facilities in 22 states.  From 2005-2009 he served in the Colorado House of Representatives, representing western Jefferson County and serving on the education, judiciary, capital development, local government and ethics committees.  In 2010, he co-authored a book entitled “The Blueprint: How the Democrats Won Colorado (and Why Republicans Everywhere Should Care)” which has earned praise from reviewers on both sides of the political aisle.

He has been quoted on politics and campaign finance in Atlantic, Bloomberg, National Review, Economist, Mother Jones, National Public Radio, Politico, Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post.  Witwer has a law degree from the University of Chicago Law School and a bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Amherst College. He, his wife Heather and 4 boys live in Golden, Colorado.