Kent is a recognized policy expert on energy, natural resources and environmental issues with over 30 years of experience in Washington D.C. He has advised Fortune 500 corporations, national trade associations and political campaigns, and served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere under two American presidents.

A native of Utah, he has served two full-time missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South America; in Venezuela as a young man, and in Argentina with his wife Winnie. Kent is a member of the Romney Institute Executive Board at the BYU Marriott School of Business and holds a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University.