• CERAWeek
  • March 18 - 22, 2024

Hon. Paul Dabbar

United States Department of Energy (DOE)

Under Secretary for Science

The Honorable Paul M. Dabbar, Under Secretary for Science, US Department of Energy, serves as the Department’s principal advisor on fundamental energy research, energy technologies, and science, driving this mission through programs including nuclear and high energy particle physics, basic energy, advanced computing, fusion, biological and environmental research, and direct management over a majority of the Department’s national labs and their world-leading user facilities. Additionally, Mr. Dabbar manages the environmental and legacy management missions of the Department, addressing the US legacy of nuclear weapons production and government-sponsored nuclear energy research. Mr. Dabbar is also the lead for technology commercialization activities for the Department and its 17 national labs. Prior to confirmation as Under Secretary for Science, Mr. Dabbar worked in operations, finance, and strategy roles in the energy sector. As a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan, leading various energy business areas, he has over $400 billion in investment experience across all energy sectors, including solar, wind, geothermal, distributed generation, utility, LNG, pipeline, oil and gas, trading, and energy technologies, and has also led the majority of nuclear transactions. In addition, he had a senior leadership role for the company’s commodity trading business, including power, oil, and gas. Before joining J.P. Morgan, Mr. Dabbar served as a nuclear submarine officer in Mare Island, California, and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, including deploying to the North Pole where he conducted environmental research. He also served on the Department of Energy Environmental Management Advisory Board. He has been a lecturer at the US Naval Academy and conducted research at The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. Mr. Dabbar is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He holds a BS from the US Naval Academy and a master’s degree from Columbia University.

Sessions With Hon. Paul Dabbar

Tuesday, 12 March