Ernest J. Moniz is CEO of EJM Associates and the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI).
He served as the 13th U.S. Secretary of Energy from 2013 to January 2017. As secretary, he advanced energy technology innovation, nuclear security and strategic stability, cutting-edge capabilities for the American scientific research community, and environmental stewardship.
He strengthened the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) strategic partnership with its 17 national laboratories, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the broader national security establishment. Specific accomplishments include producing analytically based energy policy proposals that attracted bipartisan support, implementing legislation, leading an international initiative that placed energy science and technology innovation at the center of the global response to climate change, and negotiating the historic Iran nuclear agreement alongside the secretary of state. He reorganized a number of DOE program elements, elevated sound project and risk management, and strengthened enterprise-wide management to improve mission outcomes.