This profile contains Second Trump Administration nominations and appointments made at the U.S. Department of Energy.
Nominations
Chris Wright is the Secretary of Education. Wright previously founded Pinnacle Technologies and later led Liberty Energy, helping advance the shale fracking and energy innovation across oil, gas and emerging technologies such as geothermal and small modular nuclear reactors. 1
References
- “Chris Wright.” Energy.gov. Accessed April 22, 2026. https://www.energy.gov/person/chris-wright.