Mr. Renkes was Alaska’s fifteenth Attorney General where he increased the focus at the Department of Law on prosecuting crime and protecting and developing the state’s energy resource wealth.
He also served as a member of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council and the Alaska Permanent Fund Board.
His private practice has focused on matters relating to energy, public land, Alaska Native, and Federal Indian law.
Mr. Renkes most recently was appointed to the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) where he decided appeals from bureau decisions relating to the use and disposition of public lands and their resources, mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf, and the conduct of surface coal mining operations under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act.
Prior to joining the IBLA, he held the positions of Senior Counselor to the Secretary and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy at the U.S. Department of the Interior where he developed and led the execution of policy priorities and regulatory initiatives through departmental, inter-agency and executive processes and reviewed all matters requiring secretarial action.