Chris Wright

Chris Wright, born on January fifteenth, nineteen sixty-five, is a prominent American businessman and government official currently serving as the seventeenth United States Secretary of Energy. He assumed office on February third, twenty twenty-five, following his confirmation by the U.S. Senate.

Before his appointment as Secretary of Energy, Wright held the position of CEO at Liberty Energy, which is recognized as North America's second largest hydraulic fracturing company. His extensive experience in the energy sector also includes serving on the boards of Oklo Inc., a company specializing in nuclear technology, and EMX Royalty Corp., which focuses on mineral rights and mining royalty payments in Canada.

Wright's nomination for Secretary of Energy was announced by President-elect Donald Trump on November sixteenth, twenty twenty-four. The Senate confirmed his nomination with a vote of fifty-nine to thirty-eight, leading to his swearing-in on February third, twenty twenty-five. In his role, Wright has been noted for overseeing significant rollbacks of climate change mitigation policies while advocating for increased fossil fuel usage to bolster the national economy.