The Honorable Daniel Simmons helps his clients achieve their goals by leveraging more than two decades of policy expertise working in Washington, DC, for both the executive and legislative branches of the federal government, as well as for non-profits.
Mr. Simmons worked for Congress and then spent 15 years working for non-profits focused on energy and environmental issues. These varied experiences, working to improve the nation’s energy situation, were critically important for Mr. Simmons’ next job leading the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from 2017 to 2021. The Senate confirmed Mr. Simmons as Assistant Secretary of EERE in 2019. EERE has been called the largest government clean-energy innovation funding agency in the world.
During his time leading EERE, he administered the spending of over $9 billion, he oversaw the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, co-led the Grid Modernization Initiative, helped launch the Energy Storage Grand Challenge, the Plastics Innovation Challenge, the Energy-Water Desalination Hub, and many other efforts.
Mr. Simmons has a BS in Economics from Utah State University and a JD from Antonin Scalia Law School.