About UChicago Argonne, LLC

Board of Governors

Joan MacNaughton

Member, UChicago Argonne, LLC Board of Governors for Argonne National Laboratory
Senior Vice-President, Power and Environmental Policies, Alstom Power

Joan MacNaughton has been an influential figure in the energy and climate policy debate in a variety of UK, EU and international roles.

Joan has played a key role in shaping UK energy policy. As Director General of Energy she worked to put climate change at the centre of energy policy and helped drive forward implementation of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. She made a significant contribution to international energy policy, including overseeing the energy agenda during the UK Presidency of the EU and leading the energy work agreed at the G8 Gleneagles Summit. She was Chair of the Governing Board of the International Energy Agency, delivering a significant reform programme during her two years in the post and leading the Board's emergency response to the supply disruption caused by Hurricane Katrina, as well as securing Governing Board acceptance for the key IEA role in responding to the G8 Gleneagles recommendations.

Since 2007 Joan has been Senior Vice President, Power and Environmental Policies with Alstom Power, a technology developer and leading provider of integrated power plants, equipment and services. In this capacity, she is a member of Alstom Power's Operational Committee, and is involved in the company strategic and operational decisions. She created and leads Alstom Power & Environmental Policies' department, which spearheads the company's clean power advocacy, to advance clean, sustainable energy and reduce power generation CO2 emissions.

Joan is an Honorary Fellow and President Elect of the Energy Institute, a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, a Board member of the Carbon Capture and Storage Association and of the International Advisory Board of the Energy Institute of University College London. She lectures annually to the Masters course in International Economic Diplomacy at the London School of Economics, and is a member of the Board of Governors, Argonne Laboratory at the University of Chicago where she chairs the Budget Committee. She is a Companion of the Order of the Bath.