Jan Ahlen
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association has hired Jan Ahlen as its regulatory advocate.

Ahlen who has been a lobbyist for the National Farmers Union, will handle issues including retail service, distribution, and state regulation of electric cooperatives.

He holds master of arts and bachelor of arts degrees in international relations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is pursuing a master of business administration degree from Johns Hopkins University.

A native of Stockholm, Sweden, Ahlen moved to North Carolina at the age of 9.