Asaf Nagler

Asaf Nagler has worked at the intersection of government, technology, energy, and entrepreneurship for the past decade and is currently Senior Director of Government Relations at ABB, a global leader in electrification and automation technology. At ABB, Asaf leads federal and state policy and market development activities across a range of issues and technologies, from electric vehicles and smart grid, to robotics and workforce development.

Prior to joining ABB, Asaf founded two start-ups. The first received two Dept. of Energy SunShot Awards to gather and analyze crowd-sourced generation data from distributed solar PV installations to help utilities integrate solar onto their distribution grids. The second, assisted renewable generation asset owners avail themselves of over $100 million in federal grants for capital investments made in new or incremental renewable generation.

Before entering the private sector, Asaf served as Chief of Staff to the U.S. Under Secretary of Energy where he helped oversee $37 billion in Recovery Act investments in clean energy and manage $8 billion in annual energy programs including energy efficiency, renewable energy, electric grid, nuclear and fossil energy, and nuclear clean-up.

Asaf also served as an attorney and researcher in the White House, the Obama-Biden Transition Team, the Obama Campaign, and in private practice as a civil litigation attorney. He is a graduate of Colgate University and the George Washington University Law School.