Biden-Harris Administration Appointees

Appointees listed in alphabetical order

Leslie Aguilar

Special Assistant for the Briefing Book, Office of Management

Matt Baca

Director of Scheduling and Advance, Office of Management

Shalanda H. Baker

Director, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity

Cassidy Ballard

Scheduler, Office of Management

Bridget Bartol

Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary

Christian Bato

Regional Intergovernmental and External Affairs Specialist for the Southwest, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Jeremiah Baumann

Chief of Staff, Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure

Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe

Director, Office of Science

Liz Berliant

Deputy White House Liaison, White House Liaison Office

David Berrios

White House Liaison, White House Liaison Office

Arpita Bhattacharyya

Chief of Staff, Office of the Deputy Secretary

Alexa R. Bishopric

Special Assistant, Office of Electricity

Dave Bloom

Speechwriter, Office of Public Affairs

Luke Branscum

Special Assistant, Office of Nuclear Energy

Jennifer Bumgarner

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Chris Castro

Chief of Staff, Office of State and Community Energy Programs

Julie Cerqueira

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of International Affairs

Dr. Vanessa Z. Chan

Chief Commercialization Officer, Director, Office of Technology Transitions

Torend Collins

Regional Intergovernmental and External Affairs Specialist for Appalachia, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Brad Crabtree

Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management

David Crane

Director, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations

Danisha Craig

Legislative Affairs Advisor (Senate), Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Gina Coplon-Newfield

Chief of Staff, Office of Policy

Adrian Culea

Advisor, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Rose Dady

Regional Intergovernmental and External Affairs Specialist for the Midwest, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Matt Dannenberg

Tribal Liaison, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Christopher Davis

Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary

Greg Degen

Chief of Staff, Office of International Affairs

Jasmine Dimitriou

Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary

Miranda Dixon

Director, Scheduling and Advance

Emily Doran

Special Assistant, Secretary of Energy

Dr. Ali Douraghy

Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Science & Innovation

Tristan Douville

Special Assistant, Office of Indian Energy

Ann Dunkin

Chief Information Officer

Kerri Ebanks

Digital Content Manager, Office of Public Affairs

Teddy Echeverria

Special Assistant, Grid Deployment Office

Hayley Emerson

Special Assistant, Deputy Chiefs of Staff

Miles Fernandez

Chief of Staff, Office of Electricity

Amanda Finney

Deputy Director, Office of Public Affairs

Claire Gibbs

Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff

Julius Goldberg-Lewis

Special Assistant, Office of the Undersecretary of Infrastructure

Robert Golden

Special Advisor to the Chief of Staff

Caroline Grey

Chief of Staff, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations

Vanessa Grisko

Special Assistant, Under Secretary for Science and Innovation

Jess Harding

Special Assistant for the Briefing Book, Office of Management

Michael Harris

Legislative Affairs Advisor (House), Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Cambria Hayashino

Deputy Director, Scheduling and Advance

Gabriel Hernandez

Special Assistant, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management

Jessica Lauren Hernandez

Special Assistant, Office of State and Community Energy Programs

Corey Hinderstein

Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

Christiana Ho

Special Assistant, Secretary of Energy

Priyanka K. Hooghan

Chief of Staff, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management

Jill Hruby

Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration

Dr. Kathryn Huff

Assistant Secretary, Office of Nuclear Energy

Cate Hurley

Deputy Speechwriter, Office of Public Affairs

Josh Inaba

Special Assistant, Office of Science

Wahleah Johns

Director, Office of Indian Energy

Alexandra Klass

Deputy General Counsel for Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Demonstrations

Stephanie Klein

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Engagement, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Arjun Krishnaswami

Special Advisor to the Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary

Isha Korde

Special Assistant, White House Liaison Office

Andrew Light

Assistant Secretary, Office of International Affairs

Sonrisa Lucero

Special Advisor for Stakeholder Engagement, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity

Jeff Marootian

Senior Advisor for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of the Secretary

Anthony Martinez

Digital Director, Office of Public Affairs

David A. Mayorga

Director, Office of Public Affairs

Mailinh McNicholas

Special Assistant, Office of Technology Transitions

Henry McKoy

Director, Office of State and Community Energy Programs

Krystal D. Milam

Special Assistant in the Office of Nuclear Energy

Isabel Munilla

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Engagement, Climate and Market Development, Office of International Affairs

Jordan Morales

International Trip Lead, Office of Management

Whitney Muse

Chief of Staff, Grid Deployment Office

Dr. Ali Nouri

Assistant Secretary, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Jeremy Paul Ortiz

Deputy Press Secretary, Office of Public Affairs

Chloe Parrish

Special Assistant, Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains

Lino Pena-Martinez

Special Assistant, Office of Policy and Office of Energy Jobs

Crystal Perkins

Regional Intergovernmental and External Affairs Specialist for the South Central US, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

Fred Pfaeffle

Senior Counsel, Office of General Counsel

Ron Pierce

Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Sandie Raines

Special Assistant, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Tony G. Reames

Deputy Director for Energy Justice, Office of Energy Justice Policy and Analysis

Dr. Geri Richmond

Under Secretary for Science and Innovation

Maria Robinson

Director, Grid Deployment Office

Juaquín Robles

Digital Content Manager, Office of Public Affairs

Frank A. Rose

Principal Deputy Administrator of NNSA

Monica Sanchez

Director of External Affairs, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Jigar Shah

Director, Loan Programs Office

Samah N. Shaiq

Deputy Press Secretary, Office of Public Affairs

Josh Shiode

Chief of Staff, Office of Science

Karen Skelton

Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary of Energy

Chad Smith

Deputy Press Secretary, Office of Public Affairs

Jacob Smith

Special Assistant, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations

Ramzey Smith

Deputy Press Secretary, Office of Public Affairs

Rose Stephens-Booker

Regional Intergovernmental and External Affairs Specialist for the West, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Narayan Subramanian

Legal Advisor, Office of General Counsel

Frances Swanson

Special Assistant, Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary

Spencer Thibodeau

Regional Intergovernmental and External Affairs Specialist for the Northeast, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Janie Thompson

Deputy Assistant Secretary for House Affairs, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Sonja Thrasher

Special Assistant, Scheduling and Advance

Charisma Troiano

Press Secretary, Office of Public Affairs

Jay Vaingankar

Special Assistant, Office of Policy

Zack Valdez

Chief of Staff, Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains

Samuel Walsh

General Counsel

Rebecca Ward

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Senate Affairs, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Dr. Jennifer Wilcox

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management

Adrianna Williams

Special Assistant, Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Avi Zevin

Deputy General Counsel for Energy Policy

The Department of Energy’s team includes appointees of the Biden-Harris Administration, who are responsible for implementing President Joe Biden’s vision for tackling the climate crisis and building an equitable clean energy future. Guided by their expertise, breadth of experience, and commitment to following the science, these appointees will help the Administration create a clean energy economy that produces millions of good-paying American jobs and safeguards the planet for future generations.