David E. Rodgers
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
David E. Rodgers is Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) at the U.S. Department of Energy. As Deputy Assistant Secretary, David supports the Assistant Secretary in day-to-day management of the EERE portfolio of energy efficiency programs including industrial, buildings, and vehicle technologies.
David has been with the U.S. Department of Energy for 16 years and has served in the Department's energy efficiency programs for buildings, industry, and transportation. Prior to his current position, David served as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Development. From July 2005 through July 2006, David was Program Manager for the Building Technologies Program. From December 2004 through June 2005, he served as Acting Program Manager for the Industrial Technologies Program. He also served for three years as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Development in EERE. From 1996 through 2002, he was the Director of the Office of Technology Utilization within the Office of Transportation Technologies.
During his career at the Department of Energy, David has worked on regulatory development, R&D management, deployment activities, partnership development, business systems, and planning and analysis. David earned degrees in chemical engineering and computer science from Washington University in St. Louis, and a masters in public management from the University of Maryland. He is a former Presidential Management Fellow. In the private sector, he has experience in the chemical, petroleum, and computer industries.
