Rosner Appointed FERC Chair as Trump Moves to Reshape Regulator

The appointment is likely to be temporary until Trump’s nominee, Washington energy attorney Laura Swett, is approved by the Senate.

Workers from PG&E work on repairing and restoring power lines in Altadena, Calif., on Jan. 13, 2025. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump has named David Rosner as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the agency announced on Wednesday.

Rosner was already serving as interim chair at the federal energy regulator since Aug. 8 after Chairman Mark C. Christie, 72, a first-term Trump appointee, resigned following June comments from Trump that he would not renominate Christie and would instead nominate Washington energy attorney Laura Swett to the position.