Andrea Crooms is a Senior Advisor in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Their previous roles include EERE Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, and Deputy Assistant Secretaries for Operations and Transportation. In addition, they were a supervisor in both the Advanced Manufacturing and Weatherization Offices.

Andrea has served the Department for over 10 years in a variety of roles bringing legal, environmental, economic, and equity expertise to numerous projects and programs. Their work focuses on innovation in the structures, systems, and policies the Department utilizes to develop technological solutions to the world’s most challenging problems. Andrea has also worked in Washington, DC, Lexington, KY, and Rabat, Morocco for the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Andrea has a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky, a Master of Science in Energy Management from the New York Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics from the University of Delaware.