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Vice President, Environment and Generation, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
- Leads EPRI’s research into technologies and practices that maintain a safe and reliable power plant fleet, develop cleaner and more efficient power generation options for the future, and reduce the environmental impacts of electric power generation, delivery and use.
- Prior to joining EPRI, Hannegan served in a dual capacity as the chief of staff for the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), and as a member of the National Economic Council (NEC) staff, where he led the development of the president's Advanced Energy Initiative and coordinated federal agency implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. At CEQ, he also coordinated federal agency policies and activities on a wide range of environmental issues affecting air, water, land, and ecosystems.
- Previously served as staff scientist for the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, with a focus on energy efficiency, renewables, clean air and climate change.
- Holds a Ph.D. in earth systems science and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, both from the University of California at Irvine, as well as a bachelor’s degree in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma.
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