Elizabeth Funderburk

Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs

Elizabeth Funderburk leads Growth Energy’s communications, public affairs, and consumer engagement efforts, developing integrated campaigns that elevate the organization’s priorities, strengthen the industry’s voice, and build support for biofuels. Her work brings together advocacy, media relations, stakeholder engagement, digital outreach, grassroots activation, and consumer mobilization to advance policy goals and reach key audiences.

She brings a strategic perspective to complex policy and industry issues, translating them into clear narratives that resonate with policymakers, the media, industry stakeholders, and consumers. Through this work, she has helped establish Growth Energy as a leading voice for biofuels and expand the ways the organization demonstrates the industry’s impact.

Elizabeth draws on more than two decades of experience spanning Capitol Hill, trade association advocacy, and public affairs consulting. She began her career on Capitol Hill, where she spent 10 years working on legislative issues, including matters before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, before joining the Consumer Healthcare Products Association. She also served as a senior communications leader at APCO Worldwide, where she advised Fortune 100 companies and other organizations on strategic advocacy and communications campaigns at the state and federal levels. Elizabeth holds a Bachelor of Arts in French and English from Vanderbilt University.