Asaf Nagler
ABB E-mobility Inc.
Vice President External Affairs
Asaf Nagler has worked at the intersection of government, technology, energy, and entrepreneurship for the past decade and is currently Vice President, External Affairs at ABB E-mobility Inc. In his current role, Asaf leads federal and state policy and market development activities for transportation electrification, including implementation of the new federal EV charging programs created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Prior to joining ABB, Asaf founded two start-ups. The first gathered and analyzed crowd-sourced generation data from distributed solar PV installations to help utilities integrate solar onto their distribution grids. The second, assisted renewable generation asset owners avail themselves of over $100 million in federal grants for capital investments made in new or incremental renewable generation. Before entering the private sector, Asaf served as Chief of Staff to the U.S. Under Secretary of Energy where he helped oversee $37 billion in Recovery Act investments in clean energy and manage $8 billion in annual energy programs including energy efficiency, renewable energy, electric grid, nuclear and fossil energy, and nuclear clean-up. Asaf also served as an attorney and researcher in the White House, the Obama-Biden Transition Team, the Obama Campaign, and in private practice as a civil litigation attorney. He is a graduate of Colgate University and the George Washington University Law School.