The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced several additional Biden-Harris administration appointees.
The new DOE members are said to be joining the team to deliver on President Biden’s climate priorities and create a clean energy future for the American people. A list of the new appointees can be seen below.
Jeremiah Baumann, Deputy Chief of Staff
Luke Branscum, Special Assistant, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
Emily Doran, Special Assistant, Office of Fossil Energy
Lavianna Felder, Special Assistant, Office of Energy Jobs
Miles Fernandez, Director, Office of the Executive Secretariat
Julius Goldberg-Lewis, Deputy White House Liaison
Robert Golden, Special Advisor to the Chief of Staff
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced several new senior leadership appointments.
The new leaders will direct policy at the DOE, coordinate across the administration and enact U.S. President Joe Biden’s vision for bold action on the climate crisis and on safeguarding the Americans most affected by it, the DOE noted.
Tarak Shah will serve as the organization’s new Chief of Staff, becoming the first Indian-American and first openly LGBTQ person to hold the position at the DOE. David G. Huizenga will serve as the Acting Secretary of Energy. He was most recently Associate Principal Deputy Administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration and has been a career employee at the DOE since 1987. Other appointments can be seen below:
Published: Thursday, January 21, 2021
Energy Department headquarters. Photo credit: Francis Chung/E&E News
Department of Energy headquarters in Washington. Francis Chung/E&E News
The Department of Energy unveiled a senior leadership team this morning, saying it will carry out President Biden s vision for bold action on the climate crisis.
The team includes two new jobs: a deputy director for energy justice and a director of energy jobs a nod both to Biden s pledge to address environmental justice and to his effort to center his climate plan on green energy jobs.
Tarak Shah. Photo credit: Department of Energy
Tarak Shah.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE's) new leadership team is a diverse group of individuals with a wide range of experience across the power sector and