Chris Davy is the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Transformation in the Bureau of Energy Resources at the U.S. Department of State, where he leads U.S. efforts to strengthen energy security, promote energy decarbonization, and increase energy access. Previously, he was the Director of Energy Diplomacy for the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. Chris has also previously served as Director for Policy Analysis and Public Diplomacy in the Bureau of Energy Resources, where he directed U.S. international energy policy analysis to respond to energy challenges from around the world that affected U.S. economic policy and national security. Mr. Davy served as the U.S. representative and board member to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and as an alternate to the U.S. Department of State’s representative to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Mr. Davy is a member of the Senior Foreign Service and has served overseas in Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Panama. Mr. Davy is a distinguished graduate of the National War College, and received an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a BA from Lehigh University. Mr. Davy served as a U.S. Army officer and deployed in support of Operation Joint Endeavor in the Balkans and supported the NATO Operation Allied Force in Kosovo.