On Saturday, President Donald Trump introduced Liberty Power CEO Chris Wright for the Division of Power. He additionally introduced the formation of the newly fashioned Council of Nationwide Power.
Trump shared the announcement on Truth Social.
“I’m thrilled to announce that Chris Wright will likely be becoming a member of my Administration as each United States Secretary of Power, and Member of the newly fashioned Council of Nationwide Power.”
“Chris has been a number one technologist and entrepreneur in Power. He has labored with Nuclear, Photo voltaic, Geothermal, and Oil and Gasoline. Most importantly, Chris was one of many pioneers who helped launch the American Shale Revolution that fueled American Power Independence, and remodeled the International Power Markets and Geopolitics.”
“The Council of Nationwide Power will include all Departments and Companies concerned within the allowing, manufacturing, era, distribution, regulation, transportation, of ALL types of American Power. This Council will oversee the pat the U.S. ENERGY DOMINANCE by chopping pink tape, enhancing non-public sector investments throughout all sectors of the Financial system, and by specializing in INNOVATION over longstanding, however completely pointless, regulation.”
“Chris Wright has recognized and labored for years with Doug Burgum, Council Chairman and Inside Secretary designate. This workforce will drive U.S. Power Dominance, which is able to drive down inflation, with the A.I arms race with China (and others), and increase American Diplomatic Energy to finish Wars all throughout the World.”
“As Secretary of Power, Chris will likely be a key chief, driving innovation, chopping pink tape, and ushering in a brand new “Golden Age of American Prosperity and International Peace.”
In keeping with Liberty Energy’s website:
Chris Wright is the founder, Chief Govt Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Liberty Power. He’s a self-described tech nerd turned entrepreneur and a devoted humanitarian on a mission to higher human lives by increasing entry to plentiful, reasonably priced, and dependable power.
Chris accomplished an undergraduate diploma in Mechanical Engineering at MIT and graduate work in Electrical Engineering at UC Berkeley and MIT. In 1992, he based Pinnacle Applied sciences, whose improvements helped launch business shale gasoline manufacturing and created an business in hydraulic fracture mapping. Chris served as CEO of Pinnacle till 2006. Chris was Chairman of Stroud Power, an early shale gasoline producer, earlier than promoting to shale pioneer Vary Assets in 2006. In 2010, Chris based and served as Govt Chairman of Liberty Assets, a Bakken-focused exploration and manufacturing firm, and Liberty Midstream Options till its sale in 2024. Chris sits on the Board of Administrators of Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO), a next-generation small modular nuclear reactor firm, and EMX Royalty Corp. (NYSE-A: EMX), a world mining royalties firm. He additionally serves on the board of quite a few nonprofit organizations, together with ACE Scholarships, and as a founding board member of the Bettering Human Lives Foundation.
Chris grew up and presently lives in Colorado together with his spouse, Liz. He’s a passionate father, grandfather, skier, bike owner, climber, and outside fanatic.