Bruce is a dynamic energy industry thought leader and executive with more than 30 years of experience across all facets of the electric industry including generation, transmission, renewable solutions, distribution and smart grid. With a deep understanding of political, state and federal regulatory issues facing the electric grid, he has a proven track record in strategic and crisis leadership, risk management, cybersecurity and energy security.
Bruce currently serves as an Advisor to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for Energy Infrastructure and Cybersecurity. In this role, Bruce is responsible for working across the lab particularly in the Energy & Environment and National Security Directorates to advance capabilities to deliver impact to the nation. Immediately, prior to joining PNNL, Bruce was the President and CEO of the Alliance for Critical Infrastructure Security, Inc. (a not-for-profit corporation), whose mission is to facilitate the collaboration between critical infrastructure stakeholders to identify and evaluate cyber and physical risk vulnerabilities and develop solutions to improve the security of the nation’s most critical infrastructure with an emphasis on the electric grid.
Bruce formerly served from 2017 to 2020 as the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Electricity at the United States Department of Energy where he established the Cybersecurity Energy Security and Emergency Response office, the Defense Critical Electric Infrastructure (DCEI) program, managed DoE’s Power Marketing Administrations and various R&D programs working with the National Laboratory complex focusing on energy storage, microgrids, and Bulk Electric System modeling.
As a proactive, fiscally responsible leader who uses strategic relationships and analytical skills to help drive results in organizations, Bruce provides national leadership to ensure our nation’s security for critical energy infrastructure. He initiated the development of the North American Energy Resilience Model to understand contingency analysis of interdependent energy infrastructure supporting DCEI. He also advanced the development of next-generation grid energy storage technologies by partnering on the Grid Storage Launchpad.
He holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College and a Juris Doctor in Law from Pace University. He is a distinguished graduate of the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School and received an Honorable Discharge from the United States Military Academy.