
Kristine L. Svinicki
Education
University of Michigan
BSE Nuclear Engineering
Professional Service
Chairman / Commissioner
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Mar 2008 – Jan 2021
Senior Policy Advisor
United States Senate
Jan 1997 – Mar 2008
Nuclear Engineer
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Dec 1990 – Jan 1997
Biography
Internationally recognized policy expert and innovator with 30 years of public service experience and a demonstrated record of devising solutions to the most complex public policy challenges facing today’s global nuclear enterprise. A battle-tested leader with proven ability to gather and rally diverse coalitions to move solutions from concept to reality. Firmly convinced that diversity in all forms – thought, experience, perspective and background – is essential to pushing past outmoded paradigms and creating a global energy future that can improve the standard of living of every human citizen.
Awards
Presidential Citation
American Nuclear Society, 2020
Alumni Medal
University of Michigan College of Engineering, 2017
Woman of the Year
Women’s Council on Energy and Environment, 2013