Samantha Gross

Samantha Gross is a fellow and director of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative, at Brookings Institution, and has more than 20 years of experience in energy and environmental affairs.

She has been a visiting fellow at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center. She was director of the Office of International Climate and Clean Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. In that role, she directed U.S. activities under the Clean Energy Ministerial, including the secretariat and initiatives focusing on clean energy implementation and access and energy efficiency. Prior to her time at the Department of Energy, Gross was director of integrated research at IHS CERA. She also authored numerous papers on energy and environment topics and was a frequent speaker on these topics. She has also worked at the Government Accountability Office on the Natural Resources and Environment team and as an engineer directing environmental assessment and remediation projects.