Ernest J. Moniz — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Currently CEO of the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) and co-chair and CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI).
Served as the 13th United States Secretary of Energy in the Obama administration from May 2013 to January 2017.
Held roles as Undersecretary of Energy (1997-2001) and Associate Director for Science (1995-1997) during the Clinton administration.
Served as the Cecil and Ida Green professor of physics and engineering systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Co-founded the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) in 2017.
One of the founding members of The Cyprus Institute in 2005.
Received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Stanford University in 1972.

Biography

Ernest J. Moniz is an American nuclear physicist and former government official. He currently serves as president and CEO of the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI), a nonprofit organization focused on climate and energy technology issues, which he co-founded in 2017.

He is also the co-chair and CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI). From May 2013 to January 2017, Moniz served as the 13th United States Secretary of Energy in the Obama administration.