Politics
Ex-Google Official From Stanford Seen as Top Energy Pick
- Arun Majumdar on short list to become Biden’s Energy Secretary
- Former deputy secretary with nuclear chops also considered
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A former Google executive who previously led an Energy Department unit that funded research into experimental power projects is among the front-runners to lead the agency under President-elect Joe Biden, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Arun Majumdar, a Stanford University engineering professor who was named Tuesday to lead the Biden transition team for the agency, is on the short-list to be Energy secretary, the people said.