The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced that Elizabeth Klein has been named Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
Klein will succeed Amanda Lefton, who served as the first BOEM Director in the Biden-Harris administration and announced her resignation effective January 19. Klein is described by the DOI as an experienced attorney and leader in clean energy, climate change, and environmental law and policy. She has been a member of the Biden-Harris administration since January 20, 2021, and has served as Senior Counselor to Secretary Haaland “with an emphasis on water policy and climate change resilience”, the DOI highlighted.
Prior to joining the administration, Klein was Deputy Director of the non-partisan State Energy & Environmental Impact Center at NYU School of Law, which supports state Attorneys General…