Paula Gant

As the President and CEO of GTI Energy, Dr. Gant drives organizational impact to accelerate economy-wide decarbonization and transition energy systems by deploying and scaling energy and environmental solutions.

Previously, she served as Vice President of Strategy & Innovation at GTI Energy, using technology-based efforts to enable safe, efficient, clean and affordable energy supplies in the U.S. and around the globe. In private and public sector roles, Dr. Gant has focused on the technology, market and policy solutions needed to transition energy systems. She has a strong track record in addressing complex business and policy challenges through building effective teams, communicating science and technology impacts and organizing diverse interests around a common goal. Dr. Gant is a respected voice in global natural gas and broader energy discussions.

In leadership roles at the U.S. Department of Energy, she administered natural gas export regulation and R&D programs executed by the National Energy Technology Lab, along with orchestrating the implementation of international clean energy deployment initiatives. Prior to that, Dr. Gant led policy, regulatory affairs and strategy at the American Gas Association, and directed policy and government affairs for Duke Energy Corporation. She has served on the economics faculties of the University of Louisville and Louisiana State University.

Dr. Gant is a graduate of McNeese State University in Louisiana and Auburn University in Alabama.