Dale Atkinson
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nuclear Officer, NuScale; Navy Veteran
William Attig
Executive Director, AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council; Army Veteran
Miranda Ballentine
Chief Executive Officer, Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance; Former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Energy
Morgan Bazilian
Professor of Public Policy & Director of the Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines; Advisory Council, Veterans Advanced Energy Project
Randolph Bell
Director, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
Reed Blakemore
Deputy Director, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
The Hon. Mike Braun
US Senator (R), Indiana; Co-Chair, US Senate Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus
Emily Burlinghaus
Assistant Director, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
Caroline Cochran
Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Oklo
Joyce Connery
Chair, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Jerry Davis
Program Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Navy Veteran
Edward Dee
Executive Director, Navajo Government Development Office; Army Veteran
COL Greg Douquet, USMC (Ret.)
Co-Director, Veterans Advanced Energy Project, Atlantic Council
Chris Fendley
Director of Commercial Development, Terrapower; Navy Veteran
Anne George
Vice President, External Affairs and Corporate Communications, ISO New England
Jonathan Gillis
Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center; Energy Resilience Analyst, Argonne National Laboratory; Marine Corps Veteran
Sherri Goodman
Board Director, Atlantic Council; Former Undersecretary of Defense for Environmental Security Department of Defense; Advisory Board, Veterans Advanced Energy Project
Mark Goodwin
President and Chief Executive Officer, Apex Clean Energy; Navy Veteran
Jennifer Gordon
Managing Editor and Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
Timothy Hade
Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Scale Microgrid Solutions; Air Force Veteran
Jeff Harper
Vice President for Strategy and Business Development, X-Energy
Megan Howes
Program Manager, Interstate Renewable Energy Council
Margaret Jackson
Deputy Director, Climate and Advanced Energy, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center; Navy Veteran
Tom Jensen
Senior Vice President, Transportation Policy, UPS
Nate Johnson
Director, Laboratory for Energy and Power Solutions, Arizona State University
Grant Johnston
Vice President of Business Development, Airstreams Renewables
Matt Kellam
Military & Recruitment Program Coordinator – Talent Acquisition, Dominion Energy; Marine Corps Veteran
Josh Kenyon
Development Manager, Core Development Group; Air Force Veteran
Marilyn Kray
Vice President of Nuclear Strategy and Development, Exelon
ML Mackey
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Beacon Interactive Systems; Chair, National Small Business Association
ATC(AC) Ian Masayesva, USN (Ret.)
Solar Technician, Native Renewables; Navy Veteran
The Hon. Donald McEachin
US Representative (D), Virginia’s Fourth Congressional District
VADM Dennis McGinn, USN (Ret.)
Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment; Advisory Council, Veterans Advanced Energy Project; Navy Veteran
Catherine McLean
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Dylan Green
Jesse Medlong
Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center; Associate, Litigation and Regulatory, DLA Piper; Member, Truman National Security Defense Council; Navy Veteran
The Hon. Mariannette Miller-Meeks
US Representative (R), Iowa’s Second Congressional District; Army Veteran
Dan Misch
Co-Director and Founder, Veterans Advanced Energy Project; Member, Truman National Security Project Defense Council; Navy Veteran
William Nesbitt
Renewable Energy Operations Manager, Core Development Group; Navy Veteran
Sarah Nielsen
Executive Director, Transportation, Renewables, and Storage, Consumers Energy; Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow (Cohort 1), Atlantic Council Global Energy Center; Army Veteran
Julia Nesheiwat
Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council; Former Homeland Security Adviser to the President; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Energy Resources; Army Veteran
Elizabeth Perez
President & Founder, GC Green; Member, Truman National Security Project Defense Council; Navy Veteran
Michael Petersen
Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center; Commercial Manager, Renewable Natural Gas, Shell; Navy Veteran
Sean Powers
Senior Project Manager, Battery Storage, Fluence; Navy Veteran
Jim Purekal
Manager, Market Development and Policy, SunPower; Marine Corps Veteran
Julia Pyper
Vice President of Communications and Policy, GoodLeap; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center; Host and Producer, Political Climate Podcast
Tim Rebhorn
Manager, EnCap Energy Transition Fund; Navy Veteran
Lauren Riley
Managing Director, Global Environmental Affairs and Sustainability, United Airlines
Jennifer Rocha
Executive Director-Innovation Programs, TechConnect
James Rodriguez
Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, US Department of Labor, Veterans’ Employment and Training Services; Marine Corps Veteran
Donna Sanders
Chief Executive Officer, Virimodo; Marine Corps Veteran
Mollie Sanders
Recruiting Manager, Invenergy
Taylor Searcy
Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center; Senior Engineer, DNV; Navy Veteran
Suzanne Singer
Executive Director, Native Renewables
Amanda Simpson
Vice President for Research and Technology, Airbus Americas; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy
John Smirnow
General Counsel and Vice President of Market Strategy, Solar Energy Industry Association
Roger Sorkin
Executive Director, American Resilience Project; Security Fellow, Truman National Security Project
Alyson De Soto
Senior Associate, Asset Management, Invenergy; Navy Veteran
Zachary Strauss
Assistant Director, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
Bentina Chisolm Terry
Senior Vice President, Region External Affairs and Community Engagement, Georgia Power, Southern Company
Will Thompson
Senior Vice President of Asset Management and Co-Founder, Nexamp; Army Veteran
Terzah Tippin Poe
Principal, ICS | TRIO Global Solutions; Mentor & Lecturer, Harvard Arctic Initiative; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
COL Alphonso Trimble, USMC (Ret.)
Director of Business Development, Intelligence, and Security, BAE Systems; Advisory Council, Veterans Advanced Energy Project; Marine Corps Veteran
CAPT Robin Tyner, USN (Ret.)
Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center; Senior Oceanographer and Principal Analyst, Sonalysts; Navy Veteran
Troy Warshel
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Operational Energy, United States Air Force; Marine Corps Veteran
Mick Wasco
Utilities & Energy Management, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Michael Wu
Principal, Converge Strategies; Army Reservist
Robert Yeager
President of Power and Water Solutions, Emerson Automation Solutions
Veterans Advanced Energy Week
Veterans Advanced Energy Week brings together veterans, active duty, military spouses, and reservists to learn about energy security, engage with energy professionals, and access new career and educational opportunities.