Full Name
Briggs White
Job Title
Senior Advisor
Company
U.S. Research Impact Alliance
Speaker Bio
Briggs White, Ph.D. is the founder and president of Keystone Ascent LLC, a strategic advisory practice that helps institutions navigate public funding ecosystems to structure investments that deliver lasting economic and environmental returns. He brings 17 years
of federal energy experience, most recently as Deputy Director of the Energy Communities Interagency Working Group at the U.S. Department of Energy, where he led decarbonization and economic revitalization efforts for coal and power plant communities. His current work spans the full energy transition including the repurposing of fossil energy assets, behind-the-meter power technology and business case analysis, energy policy and business investment strategy for economic development leaders, nuclear workforce development, regional energy supply chain buildout, and community revitalization. Based in Pittsburgh, Briggs works with organizations across Appalachia to turn programs and projects into durable place-based investments.
of federal energy experience, most recently as Deputy Director of the Energy Communities Interagency Working Group at the U.S. Department of Energy, where he led decarbonization and economic revitalization efforts for coal and power plant communities. His current work spans the full energy transition including the repurposing of fossil energy assets, behind-the-meter power technology and business case analysis, energy policy and business investment strategy for economic development leaders, nuclear workforce development, regional energy supply chain buildout, and community revitalization. Based in Pittsburgh, Briggs works with organizations across Appalachia to turn programs and projects into durable place-based investments.
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