President Donald Trump on Thursday said he plans to nominate Undersecretary of Energy Mark Menezes to take over as deputy secretary for the Department of Energy.
Menezes would succeed Dan Brouillette, who in December was confirmed and sworn in as secretary of energy.
Menezes was confirmed by the Senate in November 2017 as undersecretary, through which he is lead adviser to DOE on energy policy and emerging energy technologies. He previously worked in the public and private sectors, including as an executive at Berkshire Hathaway Energy and as chief counsel for energy and environment at the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Brouillette in January elevated Menezes’ role at the Energy Department, giving him authority as undersecretary to make decisions in agency operations in all areas except for the semiautonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). That covered human capital, cybersecurity, property, and other matters.
