
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.