Former Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman was nominated by President Obama to be Deputy Secretary of Energy on April 20, 2009, and was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 18, 2009. Under the leadership of Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, Mr. Poneman also served as Chief Operating Officer of the Department. Between April 23, 2013, and May 21, 2013, Mr. Poneman served as Acting Secretary of Energy.
Amy Jaffe : Energy
Amy Jaffe is a leading expert on the geopolitics of oil and gas, energy security and risk and an influential thought leader on global energy policy, sustainability, Amy Myers Jaffe is executive director for Energy and Sustainability at University of California, Davis and a frequent keynote speaker at major energy industry and investment conferences and board of directors meetings.