Principals
Norman Augustine
Retired Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin: Former Undersecretary of the Army
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
Thomas A. Fanning
Chairman, President and CEO, Southern Company
Thomas F. Farrell II
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dominion Resources Inc.
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; John Doerr, partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; Thomas A. Fanning, Chairman, President and CEO, Southern Company; 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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