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Phil "PJ" Dougherty
Vice President

PJ Dougherty is a member of Helios Strategies, a new business unit of SMI Incorporated created to provide a range of services to clients and financial institutions with the goal of driving investment into the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors, helping to shape the policy landscape to make new energy firms viable and prosperous. The Helios team will develop a current view of the policy landscape, helping institutions to make strategic decisions based on likely outcomes. It will also aid clients in engaging public policy to create the necessary supports to be competitive in a rapidly evolving marketplace.

Mr. Dougherty brings more than 15 years of federal service at the U.S. Department of Energy to SMI. Having previously served in positions at the Energy Department, including Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, acting Director of the Wind and Hydropower Division, and senior advisor in the Office of Policy and International Affairs, he brings experience in a wide range of advanced energy generation technologies, including wind, hydro, geothermal, and solar, as well as the new water power R&D program established in 2007.

Mr. Dougherty most recently served as the national director of Wind Powering America, a U.S. Department of Energy program to accelerate the market penetration of wind technology. In this role, he led a nationwide team that worked with national, state and local stakeholders across the energy, agricultural and environmental sectors in 34 states. He also led an inter-agency task force to address wind-siting issues potentially affecting critical federal mission areas, including Department of Defense operations and military readiness. In 2004, he served in Baghdad as a volunteer with Operation Iraqi Freedom.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York, and a Master’s Degree from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

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