Keynote Address
Jason Grumet
Jason Grumet was appointed Executive Director of the National Commission on Energy Policy in January 2002. In this capacity, Jason helped design the organization, recruit Commission members and open the Commission’s office in Washington D.C. In concert with Commission Co-Chairs, Jason oversees the organization’s strategic direction, technical analysis, policy development and advocacy. In December 2004, after more than two years of research and debate, the Commission released its long-term energy strategy, Ending the Energy Stalemate: A Bipartisan Strategy to Meet America’s Energy Challenges. Since the report’s release, the Commission has advocated its recommendations to Congress, the Administration, industry, the States, and other leading energy policymakers and stakeholders. Prior to joining the Commission, Jason served as Executive Director of Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM). He received a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Brown University and a J.D. from Harvard University. Jason lives with his wife Stephanie and daughters Isabella and Julia in Washington, D.C.