Carolyn Snyder is the deputy assistant secretary for Buildings and Industry at the U.S. Department of Energy. In this role, she leads investments that save energy costs, increase U.S. economic competitiveness, and strengthen the national security and safety of American homes, buildings, industrial base, and supply chains. She oversees over $800 million annually for R&D across U.S. national laboratories, private companies, and universities.
Carolyn oversees three offices. The Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office invests in materials and manufacturing innovations for the development of a secure and resilient domestic American energy supply chain. The Building Technologies Office accelerates technologies that save energy costs for American families and businesses while improving building safety and reducing energy infrastructure costs. The Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office invests in technologies that ensure the global competitiveness of the U.S. industrial base. DOE's Better Buildings Initiative also partners with hundreds of leaders across the U.S. economy to spur innovation and drive cost effective upgrades in commercial buildings, homes, and industrial plants.
Previously, Carolyn served as the director of U.S. EPA's Partnerships Division where she led voluntary partnerships with thousands of industrial, commercial, utility, state, and local organizations. She also served as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, a White House Fellow in the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and director of Delaware's Division of Energy. She earned a Ph.D. in Environment and Resources from Stanford University, master's degrees as a Marshall Scholar from Oxford and Cambridge, and a B.A. from Amherst College. Her scientific research has been published in Nature and other peer-reviewed publications.