Sydney Schneir is a Special Advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO), where she is responsible for managing the office’s external affairs activities including communications, engagement, and development. Prior to joining LPO, she served as the lead speechwriter for Dr. David Danielson, Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and as an analyst in the Office of Strategic Programs.

Previously, she was a Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. Department of Transportation and the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Sydney started her career in public service as a Legislative Aide to the Chairman of the House Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change in the Massachusetts State House.

Ms. Schneir holds a Master’s degree in Comparative Politics from Northeastern University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and French from the University of Delaware.