Martin Keller has served as Director of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and President of the Alliance for Sustainable Energy鈥攖he company that operates NREL for the U.S. Department of Energy鈥攕ince 2015. Under his leadership, the number of full-time employees at NREL has increased by more than 32%. Martin is a visionary leader who is committed to people, teams and partnerships. He innovatively and pragmatically applies private sector best practices at NREL to achieve game-changing scientific outcomes.
Working collaboratively with his leadership team, Martin developed a strategy for NREL focused on three key initiatives: integrated energy pathways, circular economy, and electrons to molecules. This strategy drives advanced scientific research, programs, projects, and partnerships at NREL.听This strategy drives advanced scientific research, programs,听projects, and partnerships at NREL. For example, NREL鈥檚 partnership portfolio - which includes Eaton Corporation, Wells Fargo, Hewlett Packard听Enterprise, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and more than 900 private and public sector organization - has听generated over $1 billion of research and development for the Laboratory.