Kerry C. Duggan
Kerry C. Duggan is a nationally recognized policy leader and strategist, corporate board director, founder, and highly sought-after global speaker. In 2017, she founded Energy Security Partners (ESP), a global strategic advisory firm that helps clients navigate complex challenges in energy, security, and community-engaged economic development through pragmatic, place-based solutions that reduce risk and enhance resilience.
A trusted cross-sector advisor, Duggan has held senior roles from the White House to the boardroom. She serves on the corporate boards of Perma-Fix (NASDAQ: PESI), Envergia, and BlueGreen Water Technologies, as well as the advisory boards of Arctaris Impact Investors, Commonweal Ventures, Our Next Energy (ONE), Aclima, Inc., and Zero Circle. She is an appointee of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to the Michigan Council on Climate Solutions, served on the bipartisan Growing Michigan Together Council's Infrastructure & Place Working Group, and was recently appointed to the inaugural Detroit Women’s Commission by City of Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan (no relation).
An alumna of the Obama-Biden White House, Duggan played a key role in shaping national policy as an energy and environmental policy advisor to then–Vice President Joe Biden, while also serving as Deputy Director of President Obama’s Detroit Task Force (2010-2017). She later served on the Biden-Harris Transition Team and was appointed to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) under Secretary Jennifer Granholm. Her earlier roles at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) included Liaison to the City of Detroit under Secretary Ernest Moniz, Director of Legislative, Regulatory, and Urban Affairs, and Stakeholder Engagement Director for the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE).
Beyond government, Duggan was a Partner at Hon. Tom Ridge’s firm. At the University of Michigan, she founded both the SEAS Sustainability Clinic in Detroit and the Michigan Business Sustainability Network (MBSR). She is also an angel investor and film executive producer.
A daughter of the Great Lakes, Duggan grew up in Michigan and attended Detroit Country Day School (DCDS). She earned Division I basketball scholarships at St. John’s University (SJU) and later at the University of Vermont (UVM), where she earned a B.S. in Environmental Studies. She holds an M.S. in Natural Resource Policy & Behavior from the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS).
