Border States Electric Names New General Counsel

Border States Electric (Fargo, ND): AnnaLisa Nash has joined Border States Electric (BSE) as general counsel. Nash's primary responsibilities are to lead BSE’s legal department and team of attorneys, and act as a strategic business partner to the company. She will provide legal advice and oversight in different aspects of the business, including legal filings, contracts, acquisitions, ethics matters, and privacy.

Prior to joining BSE, Nash practiced litigation and corporate law at a large District of Columbia law firm, and also served as a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Here international experience includes a move to Australia, after which she continued to work for a DC-based regulatory and compliance firm, mainly advising clients in the automotive industry. In 2015, after returning to her roots in the Fargo area, Nash worked at North Dakota State University, developing and executing its first-ever export controls program. From NDSU, Nash moved to Bobcat Company/Doosan in West Fargo, where she managed the companies’ import and export operations (and other trade and cross-border activities) and ensured compliance with all applicable U.S. and international trade laws and regulations.

Nash and her husband, Murray, live in West Fargo with their three children and two dogs.