28-05-2025
Ex-Biden energy official lands senior green group gig
A veteran of the Biden administration's Energy Department is joining the Natural Resources Defense Council, the environmental group announced Tuesday.
Julie Cerqueira, who served as the Energy Department's principal deputy assistant secretary for international affairs during the Biden administration, has been hired as NRDC's chief program officer, where she'll join the green group's leadership team.
In the new role, Cerqueira will help drive the organization's strategy; fundraise; and manage the group's climate and energy, environmental health, nature, green finance and international programs, NRDC announced.
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'Right now, we are called upon to defend everything the environmental movement has fought for over the last few generations — and to rebuild a future we can all feel more hopeful and excited about,' Cerqueira said in a statement. 'At a moment where so much is being destroyed at a pace that's hard to keep up with — I can't think of a better place to be.'
