Areas of Expertise:

Clean Energy, Energy Economics, Energy Security, Environmental Policy, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Oil, Power Sector, Regulation

The Honorable Sharon E. Burke directs the Resource Security group at New America, which looks at the intersection of security, prosperity, and natural resources. She also serves as a senior advisor to the organization and the Future of War project.

Before joining New America, Burke served in the Obama administration as the assistant secretary of defense for operational energy, a new office that worked to improve the energy security of U.S. military operations. Prior to her service at DoD, Burke held a number of senior U.S. government positions, including at the Department of State in the George W. Bush administration, and was a vice president and senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. She attended Williams College and Columbia University, where she was a Zuckerman and International fellow at the School of International and Public Affairs. Burke publishes widely and is on a number of boards, including for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Recent Comments by Sharon Burke

• "such an important point! We just published research on this topic, looking at critical mineral competition -- we happened to focus on the United Stat"
  Critical Minerals: The Achilles Heel of America’s Clean Energy Future?
• "I thought the relative concentration of REEs in some of China's formations is higher & that's part of their comparative advantage? The points on "
  Critical Minerals: The Achilles Heel of America’s Clean Energy Future?
• "really appreciated your comments, Emily -- great to have a true expert in the conversation. Per your comment about 2010 analysis being out of date --"
  Critical Minerals: The Achilles Heel of America’s Clean Energy Future?
• "Thanks to Morgan Bazilian for setting out the key points to a very important conversation, one that more innovators and policymakers need to join. And"
  Critical Minerals: The Achilles Heel of America’s Clean Energy Future?