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Appendix A: Committee Biographical Information
Pages 245-252

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... COLIN CUNLIFF is a senior policy analyst in clean energy innovation policy at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank and research organization.
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... From June 2014 to September 2015, she served in the Obama administration as a senior policy advisor in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and as senior China advisor in the Special Envoy for Climate Change Office at the U.S. State Department.
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... Dr. Jenkins is an energy systems engineer with a focus on the rapidly evolving electricity sector, including the transition to zerocarbon resources, the proliferation of distributed energy resources, and the role of electricity in economy-wide decarbonization.
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... CAREER Award, and various best paper awards. Board positions include appointment by the secretary of energy to the National Petroleum Counsel, board of governors of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and board member of the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute.
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... Dr. Miller's current research focuses on the human and social dimensions of energy transitions, including the social value of distributed renewable energy systems, strategies for addressing poverty and inequality through energy innovation, the organization of urban and regional energy transitions, and the design and governance of solar energy futures.
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... Senate Briefings, Global Intelligent Utility Network Coalition, and Global Economic Symposium, and his research group's work has been discussed in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Bloomberg News, among other venues. He was a Global Economic Fellow in 2009 and holds the Elspeth Rostow Centennial Fellowship at the LBJ School.
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... Dr. Rightor also served as the facilitator of Dow's Corporate Water Strategy Team, led teams to establish and pursue Dow's 2025 Sustainability Goals, including the first-ever water goal.
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... Tierney served as the assistant secretary for policy at DOE, and was the secretary for environmental affairs in Massachusetts, commissioner at the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, and executive director of the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Council. She co-authored the energy chapter of the National Climate Assessment, and serves on the boards of ClimateWorks Foundation, Barr Foundation, Energy Foundation, Resources for the Future, and World Resources Institute.
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