Brandon Hurlbut

Brandon Hurlbut is a co-host of Political Climate. He is a co-founder of Boundary Stone Partners, a climate advisory firm, Overture VC, a climate tech seed investment fund, and an Operating Partner at NGP’s energy transition growth equity fund. He currently serves on the board directors for Sunrise Movement, Clean Energy for America, and The Solutions Project. He previously served as Chief of Staff to Secretary Steven Chu in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Brandon provided leadership and counsel to the White House and Cabinet Secretaries during high profile initiatives and challenges including deployment of $90 billion in clean energy investments under the Obama Recovery Act, the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, the Gulf oil spill, and Hurricane Sandy. At the DOE, Brandon served on the investment committee for the department’s $38 billion clean energy fund. Before joining the DOE, he was Deputy Director of Cabinet Affairs, serving as President Obama’s liaison to the Departments of Agriculture, Transportation, Interior, Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. He held senior positions on Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign and practiced law at Baker & Daniels.