Hal Quinn

Hal Quinn has 40 years of experience in natural resource, energy and environmental law and policy. He served as president and chief executive officer of the National Mining Association (NMA), the national trade association that represents the U.S. mining industry.

Under his leadership NMA developed the internationally recognized CORESafety® a scalable safety and health management system for the mining industry and launched major minerals and energy public awareness and advocacy initiatives including Minerals Make Life®. During his tenure, NMA grew MINExpo International® into the world’s largest trade show for mining equipment, technology and services.

Quinn has appeared before House and Senate committees on more than 25 occasions to testify about a wide range of natural resource, energy, environmental and regulatory policy issues. His commentary has appeared in national and regional media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Times, USA Today and the National Journal.

Quinn has served on the board of directors of various nonprofit organizations including the United States Energy Association, the National Energy Foundation and the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. He also served as a U.S. representative on an advisory board of the International Energy Agency.