Johanna Hardy, Secretary

Johanna Hardy is currently Director, Government Affairs and Regulatory Policy for Rolls-Royce North America, Inc., a world-leading provider of power systems for four major industries: Civil Aerospace; Defense Aerospace; Marine; and Energy.  Prior to her current position, she served as Counsel and then as Senior Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (formerly the Committee on Governmental Affairs), where she worked on various issues including homeland security issues, District of Columbia oversight, Federal real property management, civil liberties and privacy issues, and presidential nominations.  In addition, Ms. Hardy actively served as the Chairman’s alternate on the National Capital Planning Commission, the central Federal planning agency in the National Capital Region.  During her experience in the U.S. Senate, Ms. Hardy worked on numerous pieces of legislation, including the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, the District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2001, the D.C. College Access Act of 1999, and the National Women’s History Museum Act. 

Earlier in her career, Ms. Hardy worked for Carter Hayes Associates in Philadelphia, PA and The Temple Group Inc. in Washington, DC, both are minority and women-owned construction management companies. 

Ms. Hardy has been active in the local community through her activities at church as well as through volunteering with various organizations such as the Whitman Walker Clinic in Washington, DC.  She is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.  She is a member of the D.C. Bar Association and the Society of Women Engineers.

Ms. Hardy holds a Bachelor of Science in Humanities and Engineering (focusing on Music and Nuclear Engineering) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center.  

 

 

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