Emily Burlinghaus is the director of energy storage manufacturing and supply chain policy at SEIA. She comes to SEIA with a background in energy and climate policy. Most recently, she served as a senior advisor at the U.S. Department of Defense, where she operated at the intersection of climate, energy, and national security. In her previous roles at Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy and the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center, she evaluated and disseminated the benefits of clean energy tax credits, policies driving clean technology innovation, and multilateral efforts to advance energy security.
She has lived and worked in Europe and the Middle East – including as a German Chancellor Fellow researching policy and regulatory frameworks to advance the EV battery supply chain sustainability – and as a program officer at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani. She holds a B.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from New York University and an M.S. in Energy Policy and Climate from Johns Hopkins.
She lives in Washington, DC where she enjoys experiencing the local food scene, taking advantage of public transit to explore the region, and walking her coonhound Manny in Rock Creek Park.