Despite two attempts to eliminate the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), President Trump has announced the nomination Lane Genatowski to head the agency. During the FY18 and F19 appropriations processes, Congress rebuffed the administration's attempts to close the agency. Mr. Genatowski's short bio is provided below.

Lane Genatowski of New York, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy at the Department of Energy.

Mr. Genatowski is currently a managing partner in investments in Dividend Income Advisors, a firm he founded in 2012.  Prior to that, Mr. Genatowski was a senior energy investment banker and business group manager at JP Morgan Chase, Kidder, Peabody, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo.  His involvement in the energy industry started in 1976 as an attorney at Hawkins, Delafield & Wood in New York.  Mr. Genatowski earned a bachelor’s degree from the City University of New York and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.  He currently resides in Houston, Texas.