Deveau, Andrea
Andrea Deveau leads S360’s office in Sacramento and is a seasoned advocacy veteran with deep experience in energy and technology policy.
Prior to S360, Andrea served as Vice President of State Policy and Politics for TechNet, the leading voice for the innovation economy. During this time, Andrea was responsible for leading TechNet’s 50-state advocacy program and raised the organization’s profile by securing numerous legislative victories on advanced energy, privacy, security, future of work, and education.
Prior to TechNet, Andrea served as the Senior Director of Policy Innovation at Direct Energy for 13 years, where she had multi-state, region, and national responsibilities for local and state government policy development. She also served in the capacity of Board Secretary for the TechNet Executive Committee and in January 2016 and Andrea was appointed to the California Million Women Mentors Honorary Leadership Council. In February 2018, Andrea was appointed by California Governor Jerry Brown to serve as a member of the Computer Science Advisory Task Force.
She has served as a Steering Committee Member for the California Alliance for Competitive Energy Solutions, President of the Alliance for Retail Energy Markets, and as a Board Member of the Arizona Independent System Administrator. In 2012, Andrea received the Western Power Trading Forum’s Kent Wheatland Award in recognition of her efforts in advocating for competitive energy market policy. Ms. Deveau is a graduate of the University of Arizona, earning a Bachelor of Science and Business Administration.
Mueller, Bill
A seasoned public affairs and communications consultant specializing in strategic planning, meeting facilitation and consensus building, Bill applies his knowledge to help businesses, universities and colleges , foundations and nonprofit organizations improve their performance, anticipate and adapt to changes and provide services that advance their missions.
Before joining the firm as a partner, Bill served as CEO of Valley Vision, one of California’s most respected triple bottom-line nonprofits established to help private and public sector clients deliver breakthroughs for the communities they serve. Bill doubled the organization’s budget, recruited a high performing team and worked closely with a 30-member C-level board of directors. He also directed dozens of region-wide initiatives focused on job and business growth, improved healthcare access, and social and environmental service improvements. During his 15 year tenure at Valley Vision, Bill served as the chairman of the California Stewardship Network and co-chair of the California Economic Summit.
Bill is well versed on federal, state and local policy issues. In the early 2000s, he managed corporate social responsibility issues as the Public Affairs and Global Business Manager for Intel Corporation. In this role, he was responsible for crisis preparation, planning and response for several business lines, including the Intel corporate jet service. Prior to this, Bill served as a policy advisor and field representative for state and federal lawmakers, and was later hired by the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce to serve as Vice President of Public Policy and Programs, where he worked as a legislative advocate, organized political action activities and helped pass ballot measures.
Bill graduated from California State University, Sacramento, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Communication Studies. He has won numerous awards, including the Peter McCuen Award for Civic Entrepreneurs (2019), CSU Sacramento’s Distinguished Alumni award (2018), the Sacramento Urban League’s Unity Award (2011), and three Division Recognition Awards while at Intel (2000-2005).
Bill is a senior fellow of the Mt. Valley Chapter of the American Leadership Forum and currently serves on the boards of the California Asian Chamber of Commerce and Breathe California Sacramento Region.