Hon. Mike Kopp

Senior Advisor to the Secretary U.S Department of Energy

Mike Kopp serves as a Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, where he has played a key leadership role in the Department’s Critical Minerals and Materials portfolio and other strategic priorities. His leadership experience includes military service, elected office, and executive roles in the business, public and nonprofit sectors. He began his career as a non-commissioned officer and paratrooper in the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School. Kopp was twice elected to the Colorado State Senate, serving as Senate Minority Leader. He later managed the corporate affairs team for a large electric cooperative and then was recruited to the role of President and CEO of a statewide business organization focused on statewide economic growth issues, including energy, housing, infrastructure and regulatory policy. He went on to help launch an investment fund focused on the lower middle market. Kopp received a gubernatorial appointment and senate confirmation to serve on the board of a public university and served on the board of a small private university in Colorado as well as numerous nonprofit boards. He holds a BA from North Central University and an MPA from the University of Colorado Denver.