Ben Steinberg

Ben Steinberg is an executive vice president and co-chair of the firm’s critical infrastructure group. In his current role he works with clients and manages coalitions such as the Battery Materials and Technology Coalition, the North American Graphite Alliance, and the U.S. Battery Machine Builders. Prior to joining Venn, he spent nearly a decade as a key official at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) serving as – Chief of Staff for the Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis helping shepherd the Department’s Quadrennial Energy Review; as liaison between DOE and the Department of Defense building energy technology development partnerships; and, as an advisor on cyber preparedness, security, and emergency response. His tenure in government also included work at the White House Council on Environmental Quality on Federal agency energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives. Ben received his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his master’s degree in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University.