Former CEC Commissioner, CCST Senior Fellow Named to Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

August 27, 2010

On August 10, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the members of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). Eliminated during the last administration, SEAB is being reestablished under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The twelve member board comprised of scientists, business executives, academics and former government officials will serve as an independent advisory committee to Secretary Steven Chu, a CCST Senior Fellow.

"I am honored that this talented group of individuals has agreed to offer their service to the Department and to the Nation," said Secretary Chu in a DOE press release. "They will be providing their expertise and experience at a critical time for our country as we chart a new course toward a clean energy future."

The Board will provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary on the Department's basic and applied research, economic and national security policy, educational issues, operational issues and other activities as directed by the Secretary. SEAB reports directly to the Secretary of Energy. It was chartered in 1990 to provide the Secretary with timely, balanced, external advice on issues concerning the Department. The board is expected to meet twice a year and at other times as needed. Subcommittees are also expected to be organized under SEAB.

The list of SEAB members includes CCST Senior Fellow Ralph Cicerone, President of the National Academy of Sciences, and Arthur Rosenfeld, former commission of the California Energy Commission. Other members include:

• Norman Augustine - Former Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin, Former Under Secretary for the Army
• John Deutch - MIT Chemist, Former Under Secretary of Energy
• Nicholas Donofrio - Former EVP of Innovation and Technology, IBM
• Alexis Herman - Former Secretary of Labor
• Chad Holliday, Jr. - Former CEO of Dupont
• Michael McQuade - Senior VP, United Technologies Corporation
• William Perry - Former Secretary of Defense, Stanford University Professor
• Susan Tierney - Managing Principle, Analysis Group
• Steven Westly - Managing Partner, Westly Group
• Daniel Yergin - President, Cambridge Energy Research Associates