Leadership
Office Hierarchy
The Office of the Secretary directly supports the Secretary of Energy, a member of the President’s Cabinet, in leading the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and carrying out its mission. The Deputy Secretary and the Deputy Secretary’s team are also members of the Office of the Secretary.
The Office of the Under Secretary for Energy deploys energy infrastructure investments to communities around the country. These efforts aim to renew our nation's infrastructure, rebuild domestic manufacturing, create millions of good-paying jobs, and increase American competitiveness.
The Office of the Under Secretary for Science executes on the U.S. Department of Energy’s science and innovation mission and is the nation’s largest federal sponsor of basic research in the physical sciences. It oversees the Office of Technology Commercialization, the Office of Strategy and Technology Roadmaps, the Office of Science, the Office of Fusion, the Office of Artificial Intelligence and Quantum, and 13 of the 17 DOE National Laboratories.
NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency within the Department of Energy that protects our nation by designing and delivering a safe, secure, reliable, and effective U.S. nuclear stockpile; forging solutions that enable global security and stability through nonproliferation, counterproliferation, and emergency response; providing nuclear propulsion to power the U.S. Navy; and more.
The following offices operate independently of the traditional reporting structure due to their specific mission.