Full Name
Matt Dannenberg
Job Title
Head of Tribal Affairs
Company
Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy
Speaker Bio
Matt Dannenberg
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Head of Tribal Affairs
Matt Dannenberg is a proud citizen of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Dannenberg grew up with a passion for meteorology which led to a career in community organizing and policy making to address climate change. He spent 8 years at Wisconsin Conservation Voters where he launched the Wisconsin Native Vote campaign which continues to mobilize indigenous citizens of Wisconsin to vote and advocate for their natural resources. In 2020, Dannenberg joined the Biden campaign and then was asked to serve as an appointee to the Biden/Harris administration. He started in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, then served at the US Department of Energy as Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and finished his service as Senior Tribal Liaison in the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs (CI). He has a spouse Emma and toddler Ollie who inspire him to strive for a more sustainable world.
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Head of Tribal Affairs
Matt Dannenberg is a proud citizen of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Dannenberg grew up with a passion for meteorology which led to a career in community organizing and policy making to address climate change. He spent 8 years at Wisconsin Conservation Voters where he launched the Wisconsin Native Vote campaign which continues to mobilize indigenous citizens of Wisconsin to vote and advocate for their natural resources. In 2020, Dannenberg joined the Biden campaign and then was asked to serve as an appointee to the Biden/Harris administration. He started in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, then served at the US Department of Energy as Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and finished his service as Senior Tribal Liaison in the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs (CI). He has a spouse Emma and toddler Ollie who inspire him to strive for a more sustainable world.
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