Nick Berning (he/him), Managing Director

Nick is part of Sunstone’s senior leadership, helping set strategy, develop staff, and steer campaigns and initiatives including its gas and buildings, California, and digital, design and advertising work. He spent a decade leading communications at digital organizing innovator MoveOn and helmed the organization for four months as interim executive director. At MoveOn, Nick contributed to weekly “small table” meetings at the Obama White House, played a leading role on numerous campaigns with nationwide impact, built a Video Lab that leveraged evolving social media algorithms to top a billion views in 2016, and helped coalesce and lead the Resistance movement during the first Trump administration. He has directed communications for the Green New Deal Network and Friends of the Earth U.S. and his experience includes work at several progressive organizations. Nick got his start in electoral communications on congressional, gubernatorial, and presidential campaigns. He is a proud uncle and lives in Washington D.C. with his husband Drew and their dog Renly.