Trina Bilal is a Program Manager within the Department of Energy’s Office of Economic Impact and Diversity’s Minority Education and Community Development office.
As Program Manager, Mrs. Bilal is responsible for collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to develop, implement and manage nation-wide initiatives to advocate for the engagement of Minority Serving Institutions and historically underrepresented communities in Departmental programs and the national energy sector.
Before serving as Program Manager, Mrs. Bilal spent 6 years within the Department of Energy’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer serving as a Financial Specialist and Acting Deputy Director with the primary responsibility of managing the budget formulation process in support of the Department’s approximately $27B+ budget. She has also, supported the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) by serving as an Acting, Tech-to-Market Advisor, responsible for advancing innovative energy technology commercialization efforts.
Prior to joining the Department of Energy, Mrs. Bilal spent 14 years in the private sector working at a software start-up company called Mural Consulting, America Online, AT&T, and MCI, respectively where she upheld key leadership positions in business development, integrated marketing, sales operations and finance.
Mrs. Bilal holds a B.B.A in International Business with a Finance concentration from Howard University and an M.B.A. from Georgetown University.