Joe Marhamati is a Program Management Analyst with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO), where he leads the Technical and Project Management Division in Greenhouse Gas Lifecycle Assessment of all incoming Title XVII Loan Guarantee Applications. At LPO, he has authored several of the federal government’s first Environmental Assessments for utility-scale solar, wind, and geothermal projects, totaling over $5 billion and over 500 megawatts in renewable energy deals.

Previously, he served as an advisor on energy issues to the Federal Chief Sustainability Officer at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, where he directed the Administration's Capital Solar Challenge and President Obama’s Performance Contracting Challenge.

Mr. Marhamati holds a B.A. in Philosophy from the State University of New York at Geneseo, and a M.S. in Environmental Science from American University.