Drue Pearce (born April 2, 1951) is an American businesswoman and politician. She is currently Director, Government Affairs at Holland & Hart, LLP.

Early life and education

Born in Fairfield, Illinois, Pearce received her bachelor's degree in biological science from

Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, IUB, or Indiana) is a public university, public research university in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. It is the flagship university, flagship campus of Indiana Univer ...

in 1973. She then received her master's degree in public administration from the

John F. Kennedy School of Government The John F. Kennedy School of Government, commonly referred to as Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), is the school of public policy of Harvard University, a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard Kennedy School offers master's de ...

in 1984. In 1989, Pearce completed the Executive Program at the

University of Virginia Darden School of Business The Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business Administration (branded as the Darden School of Business) is the graduate business school of the University of Virginia, a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school offers ...

Career

Pearce lived in

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and was in the banking and real estate business. From 1985 to 1989, Pearce served in the

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and was a Republican. Then, from 1989 to 2001, Pearce served in the

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and was president of the senate in 1995 and 1999. In 2001, Pearce resigned from the Alaska Senate to be the senior advisor on Alaska Affairs to the Secretary of the

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serving from 2001 to 2006. From 2006 to 2010, Pearce served as the administrator of the Office of the Federal Coordinator, Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects overseeing the construction of the proposed Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline.'Obama asks Drue Pearce to leave gas pipeline job,' Alaska Dispatch News, Erika Bolstad, November 16, 2009

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