Andrew Holland
Andrew Holland | |
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| Born | 1979 |
| Alma mater | University of St. Andrews |
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| Website | website |
Andrew Holland (born 1979) is the founder and CEO of the Fusion Industry Association (FIA), an organization which provides strategic direction for energy policy and advocates for fusion energy.[1] Holland's work focuses on the interconnected issues of national security,[2] energy, climate change,[3] and the environment.[4] Through his speaking and writing, Holland has emerged as a leading voice for sustainable energy security and climate change mitigation.[5]
Andrew Holland was featured on the program Story in the Public Square, which aired on PBS on February 16, 2025, where he discussed fusion energy and its impact on global energy production.[6] His work has appeared in The Guardian,[7] The Christian Science Monitor,[8] The Wall Street Journal,[2] The Washington Examiner[5] and The Washington Post.[9]
Education and career
Holland got B.S. in History and Economics from Wake Forest University in 2001, and an MSc in International Strategy and Economics from the University of St. Andrews in 2006, both in North Carolina.[1]
Throughout his career, Holland has been a prominent advocate of sustainable energy security[8] and mitigating climate change.[9][7]
From 2006 through 2008 he worked for U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel as an Energy and Environmental Policy Legislative Assistant.[10][11]
From December 2008 to January 2013 he was a Research Associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) where he managed the "Transatlantic Dialogue on Climate Change and Security".[10]
In May 2011 he joined the American Security Project (ASP) which had been founded in 2006 by Chuck Hegel and John Kerry.[1] He became COO of ASP in 2015 and held this position until he left in May 2021.[11]
In 2021 he joined the Fusion Industry Association (FIA) as its founding CEO and remains there to the present time.[1]
Holland was instrumental in getting the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to separate nuclear fission regulations from nuclear fusion ones.[12][13]
References
- ^ a b c d Andrew Holland: CEO of Fusion Industry Association United States Energy Association
- ^ a b "America’s Chance to Help Break Russia’s Energy Dominance" by Stephen Cheney & Andrew Holland, Wall Street Journal
- ^ "U.S. Military Develops Strategies to Prevent Climate Wars" by Andrew Holland, Scientific American, June, 2016
- ^ "What Trump Should Have Told Germany About Russian Gas" by Andrew Holland, Politico, July 11, 2018
- ^ a b "US Must Make an Infrastructure Investment in Fusion Energy" by Andrew Holland, Washington Examiner, July 13, 2021
- ^ "Exploring the future of global energy with an expert" Story in the Public Square, Season 17 # 7, Feb 16 2025
- ^ a b "Climate migration will not wait for scientific certainty on global warming" The Guardian, May 11, 2011
- ^ a b "Ukraine crisis: How the US can help" by Andrew Holland, The Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 19, 2014
- ^ a b "Kerry's claim that he organized the 'very first' hearings on Climate Change" by Andrew Holland, Washington Post, March 18, 2015
- ^ a b Andrew Holland: ASP Senior Fellow for Energy and Environment The Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy Network (ILEEP)
- ^ a b American Security Project: Founding InfluenceWatch, 2021
- ^ "NRC Hosts Public Meeting on Developing a Regulatory Framework for Fusion Energy System" Fusion Industry Association
- ^ The fusion knights by Jack Moore, ITER, June 3, 2024