• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Megan Bloomgren

American Petroleum Institute (API)

Vice President of Communications

Megan Barnett Bloomgren serves as the Vice President of Communications at the American Petroleum Institute (API), where she is responsible for overseeing communications on behalf of the natural gas and oil industry, and leveraging research, advertising, earned and digital media, and thought leadership. Prior to joining API, Ms. Bloomgren served as Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of the Interior, where she directed communications, strategic planning, and policy-related actions for Secretary Ryan Zinke. Before entering the administration on January 20, 2017, Ms. Bloomgren served on the Presidential Transition Team supporting then-Congressman Ryan Zinke when he was announced as the President's nominee for Secretary of the Interior. She worked closely with the Secretary-designate to prepare for his confirmation hearing, including managing all aspects of earned and digital media, rapid response and coalition building.

Ms. Bloomgren was previously a partner at DCI Group, a public affairs consulting firm where she directed global communications campaigns on energy, chemical, and regulatory issues and specialized in message development, coalition building, crisis communications, and grassroots advocacy. Earlier in her career, Ms. Bloomgren directed strategy and operations for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Energy Institute. She previously served as chief spokesperson and Deputy Director of Communications for the secretary of Energy, worked as the deputy director of communications at the White House Council on Environmental Quality in the Executive Office of the President, and was deputy press secretary at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Through her government service, she supported federal communications efforts in more than a dozen countries in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. Ms. Bloomgren got her start working on Congressional campaigns in Pennsylvania and served on the Bush-Cheney 2000 campaign and 2004 re-elect. Ms. Bloomgren also spent three years as a consultant in Accenture's state and local government practice. Ms. Bloomgren is a native of Philadelphia and graduate of La Salle University where she served on the university's board of trustees. She and her family reside in Alexandria, VA.

Sessions With Megan Bloomgren

Monday, 11 March

  • 07:30pm - 09:00pm (CST) / -

    Workforce of the Future

    Panel Technology/Innovation

    The nature of work is changing, the traditional definition of white and blue collar is breaking. Digitalization and technology, especially since the 2014–16 price collapse, have launched a revolution in the energy industry, reshaping the competitiveness of production, introducing radical gains in efficiency, and creating virtuous cycles of change where data flows continue to drive innovation. To sustain this drive as the energy transition pushes the industry to reduce emissions, energy companies need to attract the best talents in science and technology. Whether due to a generational shift in environmental consciousness, entrenched misconceptions of the industry, or the perpetual gender struggle, there is no doubt that prompt action is required. What does young, high-tech talent seek in the work place? How can the industry adjust to meet the seismic cultural shift of a generation both defined and driven by technological advancement?