page_title: Center on Global Energy Policy
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Center on Global Energy Policy / History
caption_attribution_description: This is an exterior shot of the Center on Global Energy Policy's New York office building.
context_page_description: The Center on Global Energy Policy is a research center located within the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. The center's director is Jason Bordoff.
context_section_description: On April 24, 2013 the Center for Global Energy Policy was founded within Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs. The launch event filled Columbia's historic Low Library where mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke about how “New York is where the energy future is taking place”. The Director, Jason Bordoff, a professor of professional practice and a former special assistant to President Barack Obama, said he "hoped that the center will break new ground in energy research."
caption: The Center's New York Office
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