Kara Podkaminer | Senior Advisor for Sustainable Transportation and Fuels, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Kara Podkaminer is a Senior Advisor for Sustainable Transportation and Fuels in DOE’s office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). She directs cross-cutting analysis related to sustainable transportation and leads the EVGrid Assist initiative to develop technical assistance activities focused on planning and policy decisions for electric utilities, regulators and other vehicle grid integration stakeholders.  Prior to serving as Senior Advisor, Kara was Technology and Policy Analyst for the EERE Office of Strategic Analysis where she oversaw analysis related to the intersections renewable power, transportation, the building and industry sectors.