# List of Department of Energy appointments by Joe Biden

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Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Energy by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of June 21, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 17 nominees have been confirmed, 0 nominees are being considered by the Senate, and 9 positions do not have nominees.

## Color key

Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.

## Leadership

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Secretary of Energy | Jennifer Granholm | February 25, 2021 (Confirmed February 25, 2021, 64–35) | — |
| — Deputy Secretary of Energy | David Turk | March 25, 2021 (Confirmed March 24, 2021, 98–2) | — |

## Office of the Secretary

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — General Counsel of Energy | Samuel T. Walsh | August 11, 2021 (Confirmed August 9, 2021 by voice vote) | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Energy (Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs) | Ali Nouri | June 23, 2021 (Confirmed June 22, 2021 by voice vote) | July 2023 |
| — Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs) | Andrew Light | August 12, 2021 (Confirmed August 11, 2021 by voice vote) | — |
| — Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity | Shalanda Baker | August 1, 2022 (Confirmed June 7, 2022, 54–45) | June 21, 2024 |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy ||||
| — Director of ARPA-E | Evelyn Wang | January 9, 2023 (Confirmed December 22, 2022 by voice vote) | — |
| Energy Information Administration ||||
| — Administrator of the Energy Information Administration | Joseph DeCarolis | April 11, 2022 (Confirmed March 31, 2022 by voice vote) | — |
| Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ||||
| — Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | Willie L. Phillips | February 9, 2024 | – |
| — Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | Richard Glick | January 21, 2021 | January 3, 2023 |
| — Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | Willie L. Phillips | December 3, 2021 (Confirmed November 16, 2021 by voice vote) | – |
| — Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | David Rosner | June 17, 2024 (Confirmed June 12, 2024, 67–27) | – |
| — Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | Lindsay See | June 28, 2024 (Confirmed June 12, 2024, 83–12) | – |
| — Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | Judy Chang | July 15, 2024 (Confirmed June 13, 2024, 63–33) | – |

## Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Under Secretary of Energy (Infrastructure) | David W. Crane | June 14, 2023 (Confirmed June 7, 2023, 56–43) | — |

## Office of the Undersecretary for Science

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Under Secretary of Energy (Science) | Geraldine Richmond | November 15, 2021 (Confirmed November 4, 2021 by voice vote) | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Energy (Electricity) | Gene Rodrigues | January 9, 2023 (Confirmed December 21, 2022 by voice vote) | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy and Carbon Management) | Brad Crabtree | May 5, 2022 (Confirmed April 28, 2022 by voice vote) | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy) | Kathryn Huff | May 11, 2022 (Confirmed May 5, 2022, 80–11) | May 3, 2024 |
| — Director of the Office of Science | Asmeret Berhe | May 19, 2022 (Confirmed May 10, 2022, 54–45) | March 28, 2024 |

## Office of the Undersecretary for Nuclear Security

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Under Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Security) & Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration | Jill Hruby | July 26, 2021 (Confirmed July 22, 2021, 79–16) | — |
| — Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration | Frank Rose | August 2, 2021 (Confirmed July 29, 2021 by voice vote) | April 30, 2024 |
| — Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (Defense Programs) | Marvin Adams | April 11, 2022 (Confirmed April 6, 2022 by voice vote) | — |
| — Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation) | Corey Hinderstein | December 6, 2021 (Confirmed November 30, 2021 by voice vote) | — |

## Withdrawn nominations

| Office | Appointee | Announced | Withdrawn |
| — Assistant Secretary of Energy (Electricity) | Maria Robinson | September 22, 2021 | June 8, 2022 |
| — Chairman and Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | Richard Glick (Reappointment) | May 20, 2022 | January 3, 2023 |
| — Assistant Secretary of Energy (Energy, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy) | Jeff Marootian | July 21, 2022 | September 7, 2023 |