Directors

The EEMI has a unique agenda dedicated predominantly to pragmatic and implementable solutions for environmental, energy, and sustainability challenges.

 

 

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Jonathan Deason

Executive Director
jdeasonatgwu [dot] edu (jdeason[at]gwu[dot]edu)

Eric Dano

Eric Dano

Deputy Executive Director
ericdanoatgwu [dot] edu (ericdano[at]gwu[dot]edu)

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Mukes Kapilashrami

Dir. Programs and Operations 
mkapilashramiatgwu [dot] edu (mkapilashrami[at]gwu[dot]edu)

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Ed Saltzberg

Dir. Professional Education
esaltzbergatemail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (esaltzberg[at]gwu[dot]edu)

  

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Alex Beehler

Dir. of Innovative Energy Strategies

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Rachael Jonassen

Dir. of Climate Change
rachaeljatgwu [dot] edu (rachaelj[at]gwu[dot]edu)

  

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Salah Hassan

Dir. of Global Business Sustainability
hassanatgwu [dot] edu (hassan[at]gwu[dot]edu)

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Caitlin Grady

Dir. of Science and Innovation
caitlin [dot] gradyatgwu [dot] edu (caitlin[dot]grady[at]gwu[dot]edu) 

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Saniya LeBlanc

Dir. of Energy Innovation
sleblancatgwu [dot] edu (sleblanc[at]gwu[dot]edu)

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Payman Dehghanian

Dir. of Smart Grid Technologies
paymanatgwu [dot] edu (payman[at]gwu[dot]edu)

  

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Bob Orttung

Dir. of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
rorttungatgwu [dot] edu (rorttung[at]gwu[dot]edu)

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Donna Attanasio

Dir. of Energy Law and Policy
dattanasioatlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (dattanasio[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

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Randall Abate

Dir. of Environmental Law and Policy
randall [dot] abateatlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (randall[dot]abate[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

 

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Joe Cascio

EEMI Emeritus Co-Founder

cascioatgwu [dot] edu (cascio[at]gwu[dot]edu)

Our colleague Joe Cascio served as EEMI Co-Director and Deputy Director from 2012-2025. Joe, who still remains active, now lives in Mission Viejo, California. He previously served the United States as the Federal Environmental Executive in the White House and has many other honors and accolades in his distinguished career.