Biden-Harris Administration Appointees

Appointees listed in alphabetical order

Marvin “Marv” Adams

Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs

Leslie Aguilar

Special Advisor, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity

Matt Baca

Chief of Staff, Office of International Affairs

Shalanda H. Baker

Director, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity

Cassidy Ballard

Deputy Director of Scheduling and Advance, Office of Management

Bridget Bartol

Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary

Christian Bato

Senior Regional Advisor, 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

Senior Advisor and Climate Chief Officer, Loan Programs Office

Derrick Buechele Bhole

Special Assistant, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Alexa R. Bishopric

Special Assistant, Office of Electricity

Chakeia Blocker

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

Alexander T. Bok

Senior Advisor, Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy

Jennifer Bumgarner

Acting Assistant Secretary and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Sarah Butler

Director, Office of the Executive Secretariat, Office of Management.

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

Christina Nuñez Cohen

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

Gina Coplon-Newfield

Chief of Staff, Office of Policy

Brad Crabtree

Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management

Danisha Craig

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

David Crane

Under Secretary for Infrastructure

Adrian Culea

Advisor, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Rose Dady

Assistant Director & Director of Community Engagement, State and Community Energy Programs

Matt Dannenberg

Senior Tribal Liaison, Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Christopher Davis

Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary

Greg Degen

Chief of Staff, Office of the Deputy Secretary

Jasmine Dimitriou

Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary

Miranda Dixon

Director, Scheduling and Advance

Emily Doran

Chief of Staff, Grid Deployment Office

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 Advisor, Grid Deployment Office

Hayley Emerson

Special Assistant, Deputy Chiefs of Staff

John Farah

Oversight Advisor, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

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

Ruby Goldberg

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

Julius Goldberg-Lewis

Special Advisor, Office of the Undersecretary of Infrastructure

Caroline Grey

Chief of Staff, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations

Vanessa Grisko

Special Advisor, Office of the Undersecretary for Science and Innovation

Jess Harding

Special Assistant for the Briefing Book, Office of Management

Cambria Hayashino

Director of Scheduling and Advance, Office of Management

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

Royce Kim

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

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, Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy

Deion Lemelle

Director of Scheduling, Office of Management

Andrew Light

Assistant Secretary, Office of International Affairs

Sonrisa Lucero

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

Jeff Marootian

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary

Ariel Marshall

Chief of Staff, Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Innovation

Anthony Martinez

Digital Director, Office of Public Affairs

David A. Mayorga

Director, Office of Public Affairs

Henry McKoy

Director, Office of State and Community Energy Programs

Mailinh McNicholas

Special Assistant, Office of Technology Transitions

Krystal D. Milam

Special Assistant in the Office of Nuclear Energy

Jordan Morales

International Trip Lead, Office of Management

Isabel Munilla

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

Whitney Muse

Senior Advisor, Grid Deployment Office

Anna Newby

Director of Public Affairs, National Nuclear Security Administration

Paige Nygaard

Special Assistant, Office of the Secretary

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

Senior Regional Advisor, Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Fred Pfaeffle

Senior Counsel, Office of General Counsel

Ron Pierce

Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Sandie Raines

Special Advisor, Office of the Deputy Secretary

Tony G. Reames

Principal Deputy Director, Office of State and Community Energy Programs

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

Andrew Sacks

Deputy Speechwriter, Office of Public Affairs

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

Giulia Siccardo

Director, Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains

Karen Skelton

Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary of Energy

Chad Smith

Deputy Press Secretary, Office of Public Affairs

Jacob Smith

Special Advisor, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations

Rory Stanley

Chief of Staff, Office of Nuclear Energy

Narayan Subramanian

Advisor to the Secretary, Clean Energy Projects and Supply Chains

Frances Swanson

Special Advisor, Office of International Affairs

Spencer Thibodeau

Deputy Assistant Secretary for 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

Satchel Tsai

Special Assistant, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Jay Vaingankar

Special Assistant, Office of Policy

Zack Valdez

Chief of Staff, Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains

Samuel Walsh

General Counsel

Dr. Evelyn N. Wang

Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy

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

Avi Zevin

Principal Deputy General Counsel

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.