Denise Bode
Managing Partner & President
DBode@ConstitutionPartners.com | (405) 818-1775
Denise Bode focuses her practice on food and agriculture, energy, environment, tax and trade policy advice and counsel, particularly coalition management and development and implementation of public policy strategies, at the state and federal level. Denise brings over four decades of experience crafting, implementing, and advocating for policy and regulatory proposals at every level of government. Her close connections to policymakers and decision-makers is the result of an extensive career advocating for best practices for both the public and private sector; as such, she is often relied upon by Members of Congress and C-Suite executives to provide her counsel and guidance on any number of issues. She has testified before Congress and has extensive public speaking experience including numerous appearances on network and cable television.
Denise’s extensive experience is diverse, including serving as:
CEO of the American Wind Energy Association;
CEO of the American Clean Skies Foundation;
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner, where she was twice elected statewide in Oklahoma to a post with responsibilities as the principal state regulation of business;
President of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA),
Tax Counsel and Equity Partner in the Washington, DC firm, Gold and Liebengood, where she led the tax practice;
Legal Counsel to U.S. Senator David Boren (D-OK) on the Senate Finance Committee, focusing on tax and trade;
Energy and Natural Resources Assistant to Governor David L. Boren (D-OK).
Board member of the Oklahoma University Energy Institute.
Denise’s many honors include:
Top Lobbyist, National Institute of Lobbying & Ethics, 2024
Washingtonian’s Most Influential People Shaping Policy, 2024
Hill Top Lobbyists 2011, 2012, 2023, 2024
Top Association CEO in the United States, CEO Update, 2010
“Woman of the Year,” Women’s Council on Energy and The Environment, 2009
100 Most Powerful Women in Washington, Washingtonian, 2009
Byliner Award for Government, The Association for Women in Communications, 2002
State Official of the Year, Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies, 2001
Energy Award for Public Service, Hearst Newspapers, 2001
Woman of the Year, The Journal Record (Oklahoma City), 1999
Denise holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oklahoma, a Juris Doctorate from George Mason School of Law, and a Masters of Law in Taxation (LLM) from Georgetown University School of Law.
Denise was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has been married to John W. Bode for forty-five years. They have a son Sean Bode and two Labrador Retrievers, Boomer and Sooner.
