Dr. Richard Barth served as Assistant Secretary for Policy Development for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under Presidents Bush and Obama. Before that he was Corporate Vice President of Government Relations for Motorola where he developed a funding strategy for public safety in the aftermath of the September 11th terror attacks. Barth also worked on international high tech trade policy in the White House on the National Security Council Staff for both Presidents Bush and Clinton.

From 2010 to 2017, Barth was the Senior Vice President of Tri Alpha Energy in charge of government relations and communications.

Barth has over 40 years of experience in communication, public policy and government relations with particular expertise in energy, technology and national security matters. Barth holds a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from the University of Maryland and an AB from Franklin & Marshall College.