Brad Crabtree
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Brad Crabtree | |
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| Assistant Secretary of Energy for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office May 5, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Steven Winberg |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Georgetown University (BS) Johns Hopkins University (MA) |
Bradford John Crabtree is an American energy consultant and former politician who is the assistant secretary of energy for fossil energy in the Biden administration.
Early life and education
[edit]Crabtree is a native of North Dakota. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a Master of Arts in history from Johns Hopkins University.[1]
Career
[edit]From 1997 to 2001, Crabtree was a project director at the Consensus Council in Bismarck, North Dakota. He was also the director of the Carbon Capture Coalition and served as a member of the National Coal Council. Crabtree joined the Great Plains Institute as a policy director in 2002 and has worked as vice president for carbon management since 2011.[2] He was the Democratic nominee for a seat on the North Dakota Public Service Commission in 2010, losing to Kevin Cramer.[3][4]
Personal life
[edit]Crabtree lives in Ashley, North Dakota, with his wife and daughter.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "President Biden Announces Two Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ^ "Staff & Consultants". Great Plains Institute. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ^ Lee, Steve (17 February 2010). "Crabtree declares candidacy for N.D. Public Service Commission". Grand Forks Herald. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ^ "Cramer wins re-election to ND PSC". The Dickinson Press. 3 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ^ "Brad Crabtree, Ashley, N.D., column: From 'boom and bust' to 'boom and boom'". Grand Forks Herald. 3 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-02.