Amy Royden-Bloom is the manager of the Residential Buildings Integration team in the Buildings Technology Office at the U.S. Department of Energy. In this role, she oversees a team that collaborates with home builders, energy professionals, state and local governments, utilities, product manufacturers, educators, and researchers to accelerate the adoption of affordable technologies and techniques that enable high-performing and affordable existing and new homes.
Previously, she served as the State Energy Program Manager. The program provides funding and technical assistance to states, territories, and the District of Columbia to enhance energy security, advance state-led energy initiatives, and maximize the benefits of increasing energy affordability.
Prior to joining DOE in 2013, Amy was a Senior Staff Associate for 12 years at the National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA), where she led the association’s efforts on global warming, enforcement, agricultural air pollution and training. She previously worked as a special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and, before that, as a lawyer at DOE.
Amy holds a law degree from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and Spanish from the University of Virginia.