Brian Castelli

As the Alliance to Save Energy’s Executive Vice President for Programs and Development, Brian T. Castelli brings 30 years of national and international experience in the energy field, including expertise in energy efficiency, renewables, emission reductions and electricity demand reduction. Prior to joining the Alliance’s senior management team in July 2005, Brian ran his own energy consulting firm.

Castelli also consulted with the National Association of State Energy Officials where, on behalf of the National Energy Technology Laboratory, he conducted a series of public workshops in 14 western states on advanced, highly-efficient turbines and fuel cells that involved manufacturers, developers, utilities, and state and federal energy and environmental officials.

As a presidential appointee, Brian served as chief of staff to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy from 1994 to 2001. He managed 550 staff members and more than $1 billion in programs and research, development and deployment initiatives and directed the development and implementation of energy policies and programs.

Brian also led and participated in missions to Western Hemisphere, European and former Soviet Union countries and was deeply involved in developing energy-efficiency measures for the eventual closure of the nuclear reactors in Chornobyl, Ukraine.

Prior to DOE, Brian was appointed in 1988 by Gov. Bob Casey to the Pennsylvania Energy Office (PEO), where he served as deputy director for administration and public affairs and then as executive director through 1994. As executive director he ran the state’s energy policies and programs, managed the state energy office and the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority and took the lead on responding to energy emergencies.

Notably, he developed a revolving loan fund for energy-efficiency measures and a “Green Buildings” program for cutting energy use and costs in all commonwealth-owned or operated buildings and drafted legislation for and implemented an alternative fuel program.

In August 2006, Brian became a member of the Board of Directors of Conservation Services Group, a nonprofit energy services firm headquartered in Westborough, Mass., with 14 offices nationwide.

Castelli holds two degrees from the University of Pennsylvania — a bachelor of science in chemical engineering and an MBA in industrial/environmental management from the university’s Wharton School.