Jennifer Granholm
Secretary of Energy
Jennifer Mulhern Granholm was born in February 1959 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The family emigrated to California when she was four years old. At the age of 21, she became a naturalized U.S. citizen. She earned an undergraduate degree in political science and French from the University of California at Berkeley and a Juris Doctor from Harvard University. She clerked at the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.
After several years in private practice, Granholm became an assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. She was elected Attorney General of Michigan, serving there four years before becoming Governor for eight years. She was an adjunct professor of law and public policy at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy and UC Berkeley School of Law.
Granholm was nominated by President Joe Biden to be Secretary of Energy. She was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in by the vice president on February 25, 2021.
She is married to Daniel Mulhern and they have three children.
In the News…
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm recently announced $150 million in funding for research projects that focus on increasing efficiency and reducing carbon emissions. The funding supports research for the department’s Energy Earthshots Initiatives that seek to improve clean energy in the coming decade, technologies that include hydrogen, long-duration storage, and carbon capture and sequestration.
“Rapidly deploying existing climate technology while cranking up investments in early-stage climate research is the one-two punch we need to build long-term resilience to the climate crisis and meet our 2050 goals,” said Secretary Granholm. “From discovery to deployment, this research funding will draw on the talent of American colleges and universities to expedite the development of new technology that, paired with our current arsenal of climate solutions, will be key to tackling the climate crisis while creating good-paying jobs and bolstering American competitiveness.”
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The Honorable Jennifer Granholm
Secretary of Energy
1000 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20585
