E. David Doane has served as President of the Independent Liquid Terminals Association since January 1, 2002.  He joined ILTA on October 1, 2000 as Executive Vice President.

Prior to joining ILTA, Doane was Director, Energy Policy, with the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) in Alexandria, Virginia.  Doane advised NACS on regulatory and environmental issues relating to motor fuels, including the regulation of underground storage facilities operated by motor fuel retailers.

Doane also served for seven years as Director, Federal Relations, in the Washington, DC office of Koch Industries, Inc., a large oil and gas company based in Wichita, Kansas.  Doane represented the company on energy, tax, and environmental issues before Congress, the Executive Branch, and regulatory agencies.   Doane was instrumental in developing company policies and grassroots lobbying strategies on a number of major issues, including the Administration's energy tax programs and pipeline regulations.  He also managed Koch's political action committee.

From 1981-1992, Doane worked for the U.S. Department of Energy as Director, Office of Oil and Natural Gas Policy, and for the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources as Deputy Chief Counsel.  In these positions, he worked on policy matters involving environmental and energy efficiency issues, the international oil market, and oil and natural gas supply.

Prior to joining the U.S. Senate staff, Doane spent 13 years in private legal practice specializing in natural gas pipeline rate regulation and nuclear power plant licensing.

Doane received a B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, in 1966, and a J.D. from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, in 1969.

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