Biden to Name Obama Administration Veteran as EPA Chief of Staff

The Biden administration is poised to name Dan Utech, who worked on climate change and energy issues during the Obama years, as the Environmental Protection Agency’s chief of staff, according to a person familiar with the matter.

He’s the founder of Climate Strategies, a consulting firm that advises non-governmental organizations on climate change policy and advocacy, according to his LinkedIn page.

Dan Utech

Source: The White House

Utech was President Barack Obama’s deputy assistant for energy and climate change. At the Energy Department before that, he was a senior adviser to the secretary.

He was also an adviser to Hillary Clinton when ...