Jennifer Granholm

At-a-Glance

First woman to serve as Attorney General and Governor of Michigan.
Served as the 16th U.S. Secretary of Energy from 2021 to 2025.
Currently a Senior Counselor at DGA Group and Senior Advisor at Kinnevik.
Led the Department of Energy in advancing clean energy technologies and overseeing over $200 billion in investments, creating over 400,000 clean energy jobs.
Co-authored "A Governor's Story: The Fight for Jobs and America's Future" (2011).
Host of "The War Room with Jennifer Granholm".
Holds a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley.

Biography

Jennifer Mulhern Granholm is a Canadian-born American politician who served as the 16th United States Secretary of Energy from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously held the offices of 47th Governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011 and 51st Attorney General of Michigan from 1999 to 2003, becoming the first woman to hold either position. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Granholm moved to California at age four.