Panelists & Speakers

Alex Schroeder

Professional Title: Chief Technology Officer

Organization: Joint Office of Energy and Transportation

Sessions: Fireside Chat

Biography

Alex Schroeder is the chief technology officer for the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation. When the Joint Office was originally launched, he served as the interim executive director, aligning resources and expertise across the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). He is on assignment from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), where he leads a research group that focuses on electric vehicle charging, grid integration, and commercial vehicle decarbonization. He has served in a variety of leadership roles at NREL, ranging from transportation technology deployment to institutional planning and strategy. During that time, he helped conceptualize DOE’s Energy Efficient Mobility Systems Program and aligned efforts between DOE and DOT to accelerate transportation systems research. He also served as a senior advisor on innovation to DOT and was part of the team that supported the initial designation of alternative fuel corridors. Prior to NREL, he spent nearly a decade in state government in the Colorado Governor’s Energy Office and Western Governors’ Association, where he led programs related to transportation fuels and clean energy. An engineer and pilot by training, he has spent his career supporting research, policies, and programs that push past traditional boundaries in pursuit of outcomes that transcend organizations and magnify benefits. He holds a master’s degree in engineering and technology management from the Colorado School of Mines and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.