Brandon Hurlbut is a co-founder of Boundary Stone Partners where he advises clean energy and mobility companies. He previously served as Chief of Staff to Secretary Steven Chu at the U.S. DOE, where he managed the Department's principal initiatives and oversaw day-to-day operations of a federal agency with a $29 billion budget and a 115,000 person workforce. Brandon provided leadership and counsel to the White House and Cabinet Secretaries during high profile challenges including the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, the Gulf oil spill, and Hurricane Sandy. He served on the board of directors for DOE's $38 billion investment fund in clean energy, which is the largest of its kind in the world.
He began working in the Obama Administration by serving in the White House as the President's liaison to the energy and environment cabinet agencies. He previously served in senior positions on Barack Obama's first presidential campaign and practiced law at Baker & Daniels after obtaining a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Brandon currently serves as a member of the board of directors to Sparkfund and The Solutions Project. He is a co-host of “Political Climate,” a Greentech Media podcast about energy and environment issues. Previously, he served on the advisory board of GE Current and as a senior fellow at Center for American Progress.