Principals
Norman Augustine
Retired Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin: Former Undersecretary of the Army
Dr. Wanda Austin
Former CEO and President, The Aerospace Corporation
Mark Burns
President, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. and a Vice President of General Dynamics
Neal Blue
Chairman & CEO, General Atomics
John Doerr
Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Anthony F. Early, Jr.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President PG&E Corporation
Jay Faison
Founder and CEO, ClearPath Foundation
Thomas A. Fanning
Chairman, President and CEO, Southern Company
Thomas F. Farrell II
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dominion Energy
Bill Gates
Co-Chairman, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Founder, Microsoft
Mike Graff
Chairman and CEO, American Air Liquide Holdings
Chad Holliday
Retired Chairman and CEO, DuPont
Who We Are
AEIC members include: Norm Augustine, former chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin; Mark Burns, President, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. and a Vice President of General Dynamics; Dr. Wanda Austin, Former CEO and President, The Aerospace Corporation; Neal Blue, chairman & CEO, General Atomics; John Doerr, partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; Anthony F. Early, Jr., chairman, CEO and president, PG&E Corporation; Jay Faison, Founder and CEO, ClearPath Foundation; Thomas A. Fanning, Chairman, President and CEO, Southern Company; Thomas F. Farrell II, chairman, president and CEO, Dominion Energy; Bill Gates, chairman and former CEO of Microsoft; Mike Graff, chairman and CEO of American Air Liquide Holdings; and Chad Holliday, chairman of Bank of America and former chairman and CEO of DuPont. Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox; Jeff Immelt, chairman and CEO of GE; and Tom Linebarger, chairman and CEO of Cummins Inc., serve in emeritus status.
The council is advised by a technical review panel consisting of preeminent energy and innovation experts and is staffed by the Bipartisan Policy Center.
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