Dr. Jennifer Arrigo is a Senior Advisor to the Director in the Office of Fusion at the United States Department of Energy (DOE). The Office of Fusion was recently announced as a stand-alone office reporting to the Under Secretary of Science. In this role, Jennifer works closely with Departmental leadership to establish the Office to lead implementation of DOE’s Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap, and coordinate all fusion-related activities across the Department, leveraging DOE’s world-class expertise, facilities, and capabilities in commercializing fusion energy technologies. Jennifer recently moved into this role from DOE’s Office of Science Fusion Energy Sciences where, over the past year, she led the strategic development and implementation of DOE’s U.S. Fusion Roadmap, a national strategy to accelerate the development and commercialization of fusion energy on the most rapid, responsible timeline in history. Jennifer has been with the DOE since 2020. From 2023 to early 202, she served as the Director for Crosscuts for the Under Secretary of Science and Innovation, leading signature crosscutting RD&D work to foster “One DOE” approaches to deliver on promising energy technologies. Jennifer has over 20 years’ experience in the academic, non-profit, consulting and federal government sectors, including program manager roles at DOE and the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, as a senior scientist and manager at the U.S. Global Change Research Program National Coordination Office, and as Deputy Director at the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences (CUAHSI). Throughout her career, Jennifer has sought and excelled in opportunities to work across disciplines, foster and lead interdisciplinary teams and delivering on collaborative work in government, industry, and academia. Jennifer has previous academic experience as an assistant professor of Atmospheric Science at East Carolina University and received her PhD in Geography and Environment from Boston University.