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Name
Hon. James E Campos
Title
Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Bio
Recognition Award:
“The Most Influential Hispanic Leader in Diversity &
Inclusion of the Year 2020 in Energy and Sustainable Development”.

American businessman who currently serves as the Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the United States Department of Energy (DOE). Campos was nominated to the position on March 2, 2018 by President Donald Trump and confirmed 98-2 by the United States Senate on April 9, 2018.

As Director, Campos oversees the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity and the Office of Civil Rights and Diversity. Campos serves as the DOE’s Chief Diversity Officer and as the official Federal designee to the White House Interagency Working Group Initiative, which includes the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics and the White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Campos also serves as the DOE’s Equal Employment Opportunity Director and is the Department’s designee on the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council. Campos also serves on The White House Council on Affordable Housing.

In 2018, Campos established the "Equity in Energy" initiative, to "expand the participation of individuals in under-served communities, which includes minorities, Native Americans, women, veterans, and formerly incarcerated persons, in all the programs of the Department." The program has external and internal engagement components. Externally, the DOE is conducting listening sessions with underrepresented groups, to gain insights and ideas as to how the DOE can increase minority representation in the energy sector. Internally, the DOE is working with the Department's program offices and the National Laboratories to bring awareness to these issues and address potential solutions