About Us
Lloyd Ritter
Lloyd Ritter is the founder and managing partner of
Green Capitol, LLC. Since 2006 Green Capitol
has specialized in clean energy and environment
advocacy, strategic planning and public policy
development. The company has advised a
wide-array of businesses, trade groups and
non-profit organizations including the Biotechnology
Industry Organization (BIO), Distributed Wind Energy
Association (DWEA), Iowa State University, Energy
Foundation, Gevo, Dupont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol,
Environmental Law & Policy Center, Soybean Research
and Development Council, The Wilderness Society and
many others.
Prior to forming Green Capitol, Lloyd was a Senior
Counsel to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and
Forestry Committee where he advised Chairman Tom
Harkin (D-IA) and Committee Democrats on key policy
issues. In 2002, Lloyd designed for then Chairman
Harkin the first-ever energy title to appear in a
Farm Bill, deemed “landmark legislation” at the
time. He was also one of a handful of leading
staffers orchestrating the passage of the first
Renewable Fuels Standard, biomass and bioproduct and
wind power amendments to the 2005 energy bill.
Lloyd has a very long history of working
successfully across the political divide, and with
diverse constituencies such as E NGOs, agriculture
and good governance organizations to help win policy
victories in the broad public interest.
Lloyd holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
and Juris Doctor with Certificates in Environmental
and International Law. He lives in Annapolis,
Maryland with his wife and two children.
Ryan Stroschein
Ryan Stroschein, a senior partner at Green Capitol,
has an extensive background in clean energy,
agriculture and conservation policy. Prior to
joining Green Capitol, Ryan worked for the Air
Transport Association where he was instrumental in
developing their very successful “Farm to Fly”
biojet fuel initiative with the U.S. Departments of
Agriculture and Energy. He spent several years
with ATA covering a broad array of issues including
energy, biofuels, and environment for major cargo
and passenger air carriers like Southwest, Delta,
UPS and other businesses in the air transport
sector.
Ryan also has many years of experience working on
Capitol Hill. He was the legislative director
and chief counsel for Congresswoman Stephanie
Herseth Sandlin, a member of the House Agriculture
Committee and the Select Committee for Energy
Independence and Global Warming and past co-chair of
the House Biofuels Caucus. In that capacity
Ryan managed her entire energy and agriculture
policy portfolio and advised her on a host of
legislative matters including appropriations,
natural resources, climate change and the Farm Bill.
Prior to his work for Representative Herseth
Sandlin, Ryan was a policy advisor for Senate
Democratic Leader Tom Daschle on agriculture, energy
and environmental issues.
Ryan is from South Dakota and holds a BA in
Political Science and a Juris Doctor. He is
admitted to both the South Dakota and the District
of Columbia bars, as well as the Eighth Circuit
Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court and also
practiced law for several years at a DC-based law
firm.
Ryan lives in Edgewater, Maryland with his wife and
son.
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