Department of Energy

Bio, via Baker Institute:

A member of the Baker Institute since 2014, Capuano focuses her research interests in the energy-water-food nexus on accelerating the treatment and use of non-fresh water sources. She previously served as vice president of technology at Marathon Oil Corp.; senior vice president of engineering design at Solectron Flextronics; executive vice president and chief technology officer at Advanced Energy Industries; vice president of technology strategy at Honeywell; general manager of wide body aircraft auxiliary product units at AlliedSignal Aerospace; and manager in computer memory product development at IBM. She also co-founded and served as chief financial officer of Conductus, a Silicon Valley startup. Capuano currently serves on the board of Peak Reliability and has served on the board of the California Independent Systems Operator. An associate member of the National Academy of Sciences, Capuano received the Technical Excellence Award from the Society of Women Engineers and the IBM Outstanding Achievement Award, which recognized contributions to computer memory storage. She earned a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering and Master of Science in engineering management from Stanford University. She also earned a Master of Science in chemistry and Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from University of Colorado at Boulder and a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Bio, via Department of Energy:

Prior to confirmation as Under Secretary for Science, Mr. Dabbar worked in operations, finance, and strategy roles in the energy sector. As a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan, leading various energy business areas, he has over $400 billion in investment experience across all energy sectors including solar, wind, geothermal, distributed-generation, utility, LNG, pipeline, oil & gas, trading, and energy technologies, and has also led the majority of all nuclear transactions. In addition, he had a senior leadership role for the company’s commodity trading business, including power, oil and gas. Before joining J.P. Morgan, Mr. Dabbar served as a nuclear submarine officer in Mare Island, California, and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, including deploying to the North Pole where he conducted environmental research. He also served on the Department of Energy Environmental Management Advisory Board. He has been a lecturer at the U.S. Naval Academy Economics Department, and conducted research at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. Mr. Dabbar received a B.S. degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, and an M.B.A. degree from Columbia University. Mr. Dabbar and his wife, Andrea, are the parents of two children.

Bio, via Department of Education:

Mr. Everett has vast experience in managing and implementing information technology and cybersecurity for both public and private sector organizations. Most recently, Mr. Everett served as Managing Director of Fortalice Solutions, leading cybersecurity risk assessments, advising clients on risk management, and developing secure infrastructure solutions. He has previously worked as a consultant for public and private sector organizations, supporting development of network security services, cloud security policies, and cyber information sharing programs. In 2008, Mr. Everett served as Chief Information Officer in the Office of Administration at the White House, managing the technology infrastructure for the Executive Office of the President, the technology requirements of the Presidential transition, and the Presidential records transfer to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Mr. Everett has held additional technology leadership roles at the White House, the Department of Commerce, and on several National Special Security Events. Mr. Everett received a B.A. degree from the University of Texas and a J.D. degree from the University of Houston Law Center, and is a member of the State Bar of Texas. He holds a number of professional certifications including Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), and Project Management Professional (PMP).

Bio, via Sunnova Energy Corporation via Internet Archive:

George Fibbe joined Sunnova after serving as head of litigation for the petroleum division of BHP Billiton. Before that, he was a partner with the Houston-based commercial litigation firm Yetter Coleman, LLC. In private practice, he assisted numerous clients, including many in the energy and airline industries, with complex litigation ranging in subject matter from antitrust and e-commerce to intellectual property and contract disputes. Fibbe graduated summa cum laude from Birmingham-Southern College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He earned his law degree at Harvard Law School and clerked for Judge Martin L. C. Feldman on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana before moving to Houston.

Bio, via Department of Education:

Alex Fitzsimmons is a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy. In his current role, Alex functions as the chief of staff and chief policy advisor for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), where he supports the Acting Assistant Secretary in advancing the mission of the office. Prior to joining the Department of Energy, Alex worked on energy policy for a variety of D.C.-based organizations, including the Institute for Energy Research, where he served as the Policy Director managing energy and environmental issues at the state and federal level. Alex is a graduate of The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Bio, via Advanced Reactor Concepts via Internet Archive:

Mr. Garrish has 30 years experience with commercial and Federal programs in the nuclear energy field. A decade of his work has centered on nuclear fuel cycle issues and nuclear waste for the commercial nuclear energy industry. In his role with ARC, Mr. Garrish provides strategic compliance advice on matters relating to the export of nuclear technology and agreements for nuclear cooperation (123 Agreements) between the United States and other countries. Previously, in numerous high level Presidentially nominated and Senate confirmed positions, Mr. Garrish was actively involved in all aspects of civil and government nuclear operations. These included— Assistant Secretary of Nuclear Energy of the US Department of Energy, where he managed the entire US enrichment enterprise before privatization, the US-Japanese cooperative programs for the certification of ALWRs, early programs for the cleanup and D&D of formerly utilized government operated US nuclear sites (such as the West Valley reprocessing plant), support for the US-Japanese Agreement for Nuclear Cooperation, the US space reactors program and numerous other nuclear programs. General Counsel of the US Department of Energy, where he supervised all aspects of the legal oversight of the Department’s commercial and government nuclear energy programs. Member of the President’s Commission on Catastrophic Nuclear Accidents (Price-Anderson Commission) which formulated recommendations to the President and Congress regarding the handling of liability and compensation in the event of a nuclear accident. In addition, Mr. Garrish previously served as a member of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC) advising the Secretary of Commerce. Mr. Garrish earned a BA in economics from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and a JD cum laude from Wayne State University in Detroit. He is a member of the Michigan and DC Bars.

Bio, via LinkedIn:

US Utilities portfolio manager with 25+ years of utility investment banking experience at Wells, Fargo, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and Kidder, Peabody. A track record of increasing banking and managerial responsibility in an investment banking environment. Current and previous licenses include Series 24, 65, 66 and 7, as well as NY Bar admission.