John joins our Washington, DC office, where he leverages more than 30 years of government, business, and military experience to help clients advance their goals. John has held numerous high-level roles focused on the development, commercialization, and financing of energy and other technologies.
For 15 years, John served in senior executive-level positions in the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the US Army. Most recently, he was a senior advisor to the director of the DOE's Loan Programs Office, where he led outreach and business development for programs to finance clean energy projects dealing with advanced vehicle manufacturing, critical minerals for battery supply chains, and commercial demonstration of advanced technologies. In addition to several senior operational roles, he also served as the Director of the DOE Solar Energy Technology Office, the Deputy Assistant Secretary responsible for clean transportation and energy efficiency, and Executive Director of the Army's Energy Initiatives Task Force, all high-profile positions that advanced key administration policy objectives and required broad engagement across federal and state governments.
Earlier, John directed new business development efforts and oversaw strategy development for technology start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. While working for a US-based multinational technology company, John spearheaded corporate venture capital investments and other strategic growth initiatives to expand the company's reach in a range of advanced materials markets and technologies.
John earned an MBA from George Washington University, an MS from the University of Florida, and a BS, magna cum laude, from the University of Florida.
John can be reached at JLushetsky@mlstrategies.com and (202) 434-7307.