Dr. Paula Gant is President and CEO of GTI Energy, an energy research, technology development, and business innovation organization focused on building and demonstrating solutions for better-performing energy systems. She has a passion for building collaborative teams, aligning innovation with impact, and convening diverse stakeholders to pursue solutions to consequential energy system challenges. As Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil & Natural Gas and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Dr. Gant oversaw LNG export policy and regulation, technology research, national security and clean energy deployment programs for the U.S. Department of Energy. She has held leadership roles in the American Gas Association and Duke Energy Corporation. Dr. Gant is a graduate of McNeese State University in Louisiana and Auburn University in Alabama.