U.S. Secretary of Energy Presents IHS Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin with the First “James R. Schlesinger Medal for Energy Sec...
October 01 2014 - 9:45AM
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U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz today presented the
first James R. Schlesinger Medal for Energy Security to Dr. Daniel
Yergin, IHS Vice Chairman and Pulitzer Prize-Winning energy expert,
in a ceremony at the U.S. Department of Energy.
FILE PHOTO: IHS Vice Chairman, Daniel
Yergin addresses delegates at IHS CERAWeek 2014 in Houston. Photo
courtesy of IHS.
The medal honors an “individual’s distinguished contributions to
advancing our understanding of the threats, opportunities and
energy policy choices impacting the domestic and international
energy security interests of the United States through analysis,
policy or practice.”
It will be presented annually to individuals outside the
Department of Energy and will complement the existing Schlesinger
Award for outstanding performance of a Department of Energy
employee in advancing contributions of national importance.
Presenting the award today, Secretary Moniz said that Dr. Yergin
“has made unique contributions to the energy sector
debate. His singular influence over the discussion of energy –
and public understanding of the history and future trends of energy
is unmatched.”
“I am extremely honored to be presented with this distinguished
medal by Secretary Moniz and the U.S. Department of Energy,” Dr.
Yergin said. “The strengthening of the United States’ energy
position through advancements such as the U.S.-led revolution in
unconventional oil and gas production as well as the continued
innovation and progress of renewables has been one of the major
developments of this young century. The ever-growing importance of
energy to our daily lives makes the work of the Department of
Energy under Secretary Moniz’s distinguished leadership all the
more vital and I am extremely grateful for this honor.
“The need to focus on energy security is continually driven
home, whether by Middle East turmoil, the huge storms that have
disrupted the Gulf Coasts and New York or cyber threats,” Dr.
Yergin added. “All this reinforces the great focus on energy
security that James Schlesinger clearly defined and represents part
of his lasting contribution to the United States.”
Dr. Yergin is a world-recognized authority on international
energy policy, politics and economics through his research and
writings over several decades. His latest bestseller, The Quest:
Energy, Security and the Remaking of the Modern World, has been
called “a masterly piece of work” by The Economist and hailed by
the Financial Times as “a triumph.” The New York Times said it is
“necessary reading for chief executive officers, conservationists,
lawmakers, generals, spies, tech geeks, thriller writers,” among
many others.
He is a Pulitzer Prize winner for his book, The Prize: The Epic
Quest for Oil, Money and Power, which has been translated into 19
languages. Other significant works by Dr. Yergin include Commanding
Heights: The Battle for the World Economy; Russia 2010; Energy
Future; and Shattered Peace. Both The Prize and Commanding Heights
were made into PBS/BBC television series.
Dr. Yergin earned his B.A. from Yale University and his Ph.D.
from Cambridge University in England, where he was a Marshall
Scholar. Prior to founding Cambridge Energy Research Associates,
which was acquired by IHS in 2004, he taught at the Harvard
Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School of government. He is
a member of several organizations, including the National Petroleum
Council and the U.S. Secretary of Energy's Advisory Board. He is a
trustee of the Brookings Institution and a director of the Council
on Foreign Relations and the New America Foundation. He is also on
the advisory board of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Energy Initiative.
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