Dan Arvizu Elected to State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. Board of Directors

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Dan Arvizu, Director of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, has been elected to the board of directors of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., succeeding Jerry Porras, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, who is retiring after 23 years on the board. Arvizu has a distinguished career in energy and engineering, serving as president of the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, executive vice president of the Midwest Research Institute, and chief technology officer with CH2M HILL Companies. He has also held leadership positions at Sandia National Laboratories and AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories.

Key Takeaways:

  • Dan Arvizu, Director of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, has been elected to the board of directors of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
  • Arvizu succeeds Jerry Porras, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, who is retiring from the board after 23 years.
  • Arvizu has a long history of leadership in the energy and engineering sectors, serving as president of the Alliance for Sustainable Energy and executive vice president of the Midwest Research Institute.
  • He has previously held positions at CH2M HILL Companies, Sandia National Laboratories, and AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories.
  • Arvizu serves on a number of boards, panels, and advisory committees, including the American Council on Renewable Energy Advisory Board and the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Alternative Energies.
  • He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from New Mexico State University and a Master of Science and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Stanford University.

Statistics:

  • 23 years: length of time Jerry Porras served on the board of directors of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
  • 4 years: amount of time Dan Arvizu has headed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
  • $X (unknown total): amount of funding allocated by the U.S. Department of Energy to renewable energy research and development at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Sources:

  • Energy Weekly News via VerticalNews.com.
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