David B. Sandalow

Who is David B. Sandalow?

David B. Sandalow is the Inaugural Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University. From Spring 2009 to Spring 2013, he served in senior positions at the United States Department of Energy, including Under Secretary of Energy and Assistant Secretary for Policy & International Affairs

Prior to his appointment at DOE, he was a Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, and Energy and Environment Scholar, at the Brookings Institution. He also chaired the Energy & Climate Change Working Group at the Clinton Global Initiative.

He earned his J.D. from University of Michigan Law School, 1982; his B.A., Yale College, 1978

He was Executive Vice President at the World Wildlife Fund from 2001-2003

He has also served as Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. State Department.

Early in his career, he was an attorney with the Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.