David Pumphrey
David Pumphrey is a senior associate of the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program. He has extensive public-sector experience in international energy security issues. He was most recently deputy assistant secretary for international energy cooperation at the Department of Energy.
During his career with the federal government, he led the development and implementation of policy initiatives with individual countries and multilateral energy organizations. He was responsible for policy engagement with numerous key energy-producing and energy-consuming countries, including China, India, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the European Union. Pumphrey represented the U.S. government on the technical committees of the International Energy Agency and the Energy Working Group of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. He also represented the Department of Energy in the negotiations of the energy-related sections of the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Pumphrey received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Duke University and a master’s degree in economics from George Mason University. He has spoken extensively on international energy issues and testified before Congress on energy security issues related to China and India.
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Mexico and NAFTA: Energy & Geopolitics
Podcast Episode by Adam Sieminski and David Pumphrey — August 14, 2017
Renegotiating NAFTA: Energy Opportunities and Challenges
Event — July 26, 2017
North America Crude-by-Rail Safety Update
Report by Sarah Ladislaw, David Pumphrey, Lisa Hyland, and Michelle Melton — May 22, 2014
The Shifting Geopolitics of Natural Gas
Commentary by Sarah Ladislaw, David Pumphrey, and Molly Walton and Michelle Melton — July 26, 2013
The Changing North American Oil Picture: Special Focus on Refining, Infrastructure, and Policy Issues
Commentary by Frank A. Verrastro and David Pumphrey — July 11, 2013
The U.S.-Canada Energy Relationship
Event — April 24, 2013