Directorate Advisory Committee

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The Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Energy Science and Technology Directorate Advisory Committee provides guidance regarding the strategic direction and alignment of the directorate with current and future needs of the Department of Energy and the country.

Reuben Sarkar

Committee Chair
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Center for Mobility
Serving through 2026

Alexis Abramson

Dean and Professor of Climate
Columbia Climate School
Columbia University
Serving through 2026

Anjan Bose

Regents’ Professor, Distinguished Professor of Power Engineering
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Washington State University
Serving through 2026

Leo Christodoulou

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer
Materials and Manufacturing Innovations
Serving through 2028

Erika Gupta

Head of Sustainability and Environmental Initiatives
Siemens Financial Services Americas
Serving through 2028

Amy Henry

Director, Electric Utility Innovations and Research
Tennessee Valley Authority
Serving through 2028

Rob Ivester

Senior Advisor on Advanced Manufacturing, National Institute for Standards and Technology
Program Instructor, Johns Hopkins University Engineering for Professionals
Serving through 2026

Dawn Manley

Vice President of Product Management
Yubico
Serving through 2028

Alejandro Moreno

Director of International Programs
Energy Systems Integration Group
Serving through 2028

Steven Schmid

Belk-Woodward Distinguished Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Serving through 2028

Daniel Simmons

Principal
Simmons Energy and Environmental Strategies
Serving through 2028

Anna Stefanopoulou

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, William Clay Ford Professor of Technology
University of Michigan
Serving through 2026

Brandon Stiles

Vice President, Engineering and Construction for Electric Transmission
Dominion Energy
Serving through 2028

Roxann Walsh

Director, Reduced Carbon, Renewable, and Distributed Energy Research and Development
Southern Company
Serving through 2026

Hakan Yilmaz

President and Chief Sustainability Officer
Carrier Energy
Serving through 2028