Here's the problem with Biden picking Jennifer Granholm to run the DOE Jennifer Granholm is a great pick for what Biden wants her to do; it's the department that isn't quite the right fit. Jennifer Granholm has her work cut out for her. Anjali Nair / MSNBC; Getty Images Dec. 21, 2020, 10:35 AM UTC / Updated Dec. 21, 2020, 2:18 PM UTC President-elect Joe Biden added another luminary to his climate team last week when he named former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as his choice to head the Energy Department. Granholm is a great pick for what Biden wants her to do; it's the department that isn't quite the right fit — and it's time to reorganize it so its perceived mandate matches its actual mandate.