WASHINGTON. D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announces that Alex Fitzsimmons is the new Acting Under Secretary of Energy.
Fitzsimmons has served as a critical leader across the department.
As chief of staff, he led the DOE through the first 100 days of the Trump Administration. He has since led the department’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response, where he oversaw the security and reliability of the nation’s electrical grid. Fitzsimmons also served at DOE in the first Trump Administration.