Moniz Announces Selection Of Outside Advisors

Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz has announced the selection of 19 individuals to serve on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). The press release on the announcement is available online.

The SEAB will meet at least four times a year and will be broken into four subcommittees to focus on science, energy, nuclear security, and environmental stewardship. The group may also serve to provide advice to Secretary Moniz on an ad hoc basis to address specific issues. The 19 members of the SEAB are:

• Frances Beinecke: President, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Rafael Bras: Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Albert Carnesale: Chancellor Emeritus and Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
• John Deutch (CO-CHAIR): MIT Chemist and Former Under Secretary of Energy
• Persis Drell (CO-CHAIR): Professor of Physics, Stanford University and Former Director, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
• Shirley Ann Jackson: President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Deborah Jin: Physicist, National Institute of Standards and Technology and Professor Adjoint for Physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder
• Paul Joskow: President, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and MIT Professor of Economics, Emeritus
• Steve Koonin: Director, Center for Urban Science and Progress, New York University and Former Under Secretary for Science
• Michael McQuade: Senior Vice President for Science and Technology, United Technologies Corporation
• Richard Meserve: President, Carnegie Institution for Science and Former Chairman of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Cherry Murray: Dean, Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
• John Podesta: Chair, Center for American Progress and Former White House Chief of Staff
• Dan Reicher: Executive Director, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, Professor, Stanford University and Former Assistant Secretary for Energy
• Carmichael Roberts: General Partner, North Bridge Venture Partners
• Martha Schlicher: Renewables and Sustainability Technology Lead, Monsanto Company
• Brent Scowcroft: Retired U.S. Lieutenant General, Former National Security Advisor and President and Founder, Scowcroft Group
• Ram Shenoy: Chief Technology Officer, ConocoPhillips
• Daniel Yergin: Vice Chairman, IHS and Founder of IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates