Bret Strogen, PhD

Dr. Bret Strogen is the owner of DC-based consulting business, Strogen Strategic Sustainability, LLC, which provides strategic advice to innovative energy and environmental technology companies on customer discovery and acquisition, commercial partnerships, federal R&D funding, and project development opportunities. Bret previously worked for seven years at the Pentagon—most recently as the U.S. Army’s Special Assistant for Energy and Sustainability—where he advised interagency alternative energy initiatives; oversaw utilities privatization and energy performance contracting programs; and coordinated briefings and reports to Congress on the department’s energy activities. He is a Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania and holds a BS in Environmental Engineering from the University of Delaware and a MS and PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.