Energy Seminar at Harvard: Dave Turk, former Deputy Secretary of Energy, U.S. DOE
Monday, Nov 24, 2025, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
HUCE 440, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge MA
The Energy Seminar at Harvard hosts weekly seminars with leading voices in climate and energy, offering a unique opportunity to engage with the founders, investors, executives, and policymakers driving decarbonization.
Join us on 11/24 for a seminar with Dave Turk, former Deputy Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, for a seminar titled "Making Progress on Global Climate Change in the Age of Trump."
Dave Turk is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University. Turk previously served as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy from March 2021 to January 2025. As Deputy Secretary, Turk served as the number two official and Chief Operating Officer of a $50 billion per year organization focused on all things energy, basic science, and nuclear security. Turk has taken a leading role in implementing President Biden’s historic clean energy legislation, including coordinating with the White House, interagency partners, companies, investors, NGOs, and other key stakeholders. With Secretary Granholm, he has orchestrated a major reorganization of the Department to create and staff new offices to demonstrate and deploy clean energy technologies. Turk has also focused on early-stage innovation, including the launch of a series of Energy Earthshots. Turk led U.S. delegations to various G7, G20, IEA, IAEA, and climate conferences, and coordinated bilaterally with dozens of countries in the Western Hemisphere, Africa, Asia, Europe, and from around the world.
Prior to his nomination as Deputy Secretary, Turk was the Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency. In the Obama-Biden Administration, Turk spearheaded the launch of Mission Innovation at the Department of Energy – a global effort to enhance clean energy innovation. Turk has also been a Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director at the U.S. National Security Council, Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change at the State Department, and a Staff Director of the National Security Subcommittee of the House Oversight Committee.
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Join us on 11/24 for a seminar with Dave Turk, former Deputy Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, for a seminar titled "Making Progress on Global Climate Change in the Age of Trump."
Dave Turk is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University. Turk previously served as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy from March 2021 to January 2025. As Deputy Secretary, Turk served as the number two official and Chief Operating Officer of a $50 billion per year organization focused on all things energy, basic science, and nuclear security. Turk has taken a leading role in implementing President Biden’s historic clean energy legislation, including coordinating with the White House, interagency partners, companies, investors, NGOs, and other key stakeholders. With Secretary Granholm, he has orchestrated a major reorganization of the Department to create and staff new offices to demonstrate and deploy clean energy technologies. Turk has also focused on early-stage innovation, including the launch of a series of Energy Earthshots. Turk led U.S. delegations to various G7, G20, IEA, IAEA, and climate conferences, and coordinated bilaterally with dozens of countries in the Western Hemisphere, Africa, Asia, Europe, and from around the world.
Prior to his nomination as Deputy Secretary, Turk was the Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency. In the Obama-Biden Administration, Turk spearheaded the launch of Mission Innovation at the Department of Energy – a global effort to enhance clean energy innovation. Turk has also been a Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director at the U.S. National Security Council, Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change at the State Department, and a Staff Director of the National Security Subcommittee of the House Oversight Committee.
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