11 Facts About Daniel Poneman

Daniel Bruce Poneman was born on March 12,1956 and is an American lawyer and businessman.

Daniel Poneman served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Centrus Energy, a publicly traded energy company, from 2015 to 2023.

Daniel Poneman is a Distinguished Fellow at the Paulson Institute at the University of Chicago and a Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Daniel Poneman served as Chief Operating Officer of the Department of Energy.

Daniel Poneman served as Acting Secretary of Energy following the resignation of Secretary Chu until his successor, Ernest Moniz was confirmed by the Senate and was sworn in.

Daniel Poneman was a principal of The Scowcroft Group, a consulting firm in Washington, DC, in the eight years prior to his appointment to the United States Department of Energy.

Between 1993 and 1996, Daniel Poneman served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Nonproliferation and Export Controls at the National Security Council.

Daniel Poneman joined the NSC staff in 1990 as the Director of Defense Policy and Arms Control after serving as a White House Fellow in the United States Department of Energy.

Daniel Poneman currently sits on the Atlantic Council's Board of Directors.

Daniel Poneman is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations.

Daniel Poneman has published widely on national security issues and is the author of Nuclear Power in the Developing World and Argentina: Democracy on Trial.