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
Thomas F. Farrell II
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dominion Energy
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.
Latest news
New Report from Leading CEOs Identifies Path for Congress on Energy Innovation and Technology-Focused Climate Change Agenda
Washington, DC—The scalable energy technology needed to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 does not currently exist. To rapidly create, develop, and deploy technologies capable of addressing climate change, Congress must expand federal support to the entire energy innovation lifecycle, says a new report by the American Energy Innovation Council released today. With bipartisan Read more about New Report from Leading CEOs Identifies Path for Congress on Energy Innovation and Technology-Focused Climate Change Agenda[…]
AEIC's Annual Report : Energy Innovation: Supporting the Full Innovation Lifecycle
Download the Executive Summary Download the Report There is a growing urgency for the United States to address the critical challenges of climate change and global economic competitiveness. A robust energy innovation agenda must be at the heart of this strategy because all the technologies we need to address climate change simply do not yet Read more about AEIC's Annual Report : Energy Innovation: Supporting the Full Innovation Lifecycle[…]
AEIC Member Letter to Senate Energy & Water Subcommittee Leadership
Dear Chairman Alexander, Ranking Member Feinstein, Chairwoman Kaptur and Ranking Member Simpson, Innovation has been at the heart of America’s economic strength over the last seventy years. The combination of entrepreneurial spirit and a world-class research ecosystem has produced new technologies and important competitive advantages that continue to create jobs, enhance our security, improve the Read more about AEIC Member Letter to Senate Energy & Water Subcommittee Leadership[…]
Xcel Energy CEO Ben Fowke Joins American Energy Innovation Council
Washington, D.C.– The American Energy Innovation Council (AEIC) today announced that Ben Fowke, the chairman, president, and CEO of Xcel Energy Inc., has joined the council. Fowke joins a group of America’s leading business and innovation executives—including Norman Augustine, Wanda Austin, Neal Blue, Mark Burns, John Doerr, Tom Fanning, Tom Farrell, Jay Faison, Bill Gates, Read more about Xcel Energy CEO Ben Fowke Joins American Energy Innovation Council[…]
ARPA-E at 10.
By Erin Smith and Addison Stark The president’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget calls for the elimination of the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E). This is unlikely to occur, however, because this critical innovation agency enjoys broad bipartisan support, both due to the projects it supports across the United States and the organizational Read more about ARPA-E at 10.[…]
Top Business Leaders Issue New Roadmap for Federal Clean Energy R&D Funding
Washington, D.C.–Making larger investments in energy innovation will make the United States more globally competitive, increase economic prosperity, and maintain America’s energy leadership position in the world, according to a dozen top business leaders in a new report released today. In its report, the American Energy Innovation Council (AEIC), originally founded in 2010 and now Read more about Top Business Leaders Issue New Roadmap for Federal Clean Energy R&D Funding[…]
Energy Innovation: Fueling America’s Economic Engine
Technological innovation can improve productivity across industries and create entirely new ones. This is one among many reasons why economists agree that innovation is a driver of long-term economic growth and stability—and why at least 50 percent of U.S. annual GDP growth can be traced to increases in innovation. Advances in energy technology deserve particular attention since Read more about Energy Innovation: Fueling America’s Economic Engine[…]
Investments in Critical Materials Research Are Vital to American Competitiveness
By Jack Mann Despite having an abundance of geological resources, the United States depends on imports for its supply of the minerals needed to produce many important technologies. The United States meets its demand for several of these minerals, known as critical materials, with imports from countries whose industrial policies, often designed to favor domestic Read more about Investments in Critical Materials Research Are Vital to American Competitiveness[…]
ARPA-E Funding Certainty Matters
By Erin Smith Innovation has been at the center of America’s economic competitiveness for decades. In the energy sector, federal research and development (R&D) programs have served as a foundation on which the private sector has built an impressive track record of innovation, creating jobs, lowering costs and enhancing energy security. The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy Read more about ARPA-E Funding Certainty Matters[…]
Five Reasons Energy Innovation Matters
1. Decades of federal energy research laid the groundwork for many of the technologies we enjoy today. For example: Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs) – DOE grants aided the discovery of low-cost battery materials, enabling LIBs to commercialize, which now power everything from laptops to smart phones. LED Lighting – DOE research produced more efficient and longer-lasting Read more about Five Reasons Energy Innovation Matters[…]