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-lsb- http://energy.gov/contributors/deputy-secretary-energy-daniel-b-poneman government website -rsb- clay sell steven chu elizabeth sherwood-randall ernest moniz toledo , ohio , u.s. barack obama barack obama democratic united of energy acting states deputy secretary of energy united states secretary 12 march 1956 may 18 , 2009 april 22 , 2013 susan poneman daniel bruce poneman daniel poneman official portrait.jpg daniel poneman
 october 5 , 2014 may 21 , 2013 daniel poneman harvard university lincoln college , oxford
daniel poneman

daniel bruce poneman -lrb- born march 12 , 1956 -rrb- was the united states deputy secretary of energy from 2009 to 2014 and is currently a distinguished fellow at the paulson institute at the university of chicago .
since 2001 , poneman was a principal of the scowcroft group , a business advisory firm in washington , d.c. prior to that , poneman was also a partner in the law firm of hogan & hartson .
poneman was briefly acting secretary of energy in 2013 following the resignation of steven chu until ernest moniz was confirmed and sworn in .
between 1993 and 1996 , poneman served as special assistant to the president and senior director for nonproliferation and export controls at the national security council .
he joined the nsc staff in 1990 as the director of defense policy and arms control , after also serving as a white house fellow in the united states department of energy .
