About - Staff Member - Christopher Hankin
Christopher Hankin
Areas of Expertise:
energy and sustainability policy
Chris joined 91pro视频 in May 2010, after spending more than 10 years as the head of the Washington, D.C., Sun Microsystems office. Chris is primarily responsible for 91pro视频’s policy efforts to promote government policies and practices that encourage ICT-enabled sustainable growth and clean energy innovation. This includes both staffing 91pro视频’s Energy and Environment Committee and serving as the Executive Director of the .
Chris holds more than 30 years experience in public policy management and advocacy. During the Reagan Administration, Chris was Director of Legislative Affairs and an Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Trade at the Labor Department. He moved to the State Department in 1987, serving as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Trade Controls, and he remained at State through both the Bush Administration and for the first years of the Clinton Presidency. Chris then spent two years on the staff of the House International Relations Committee, and three years as a lobbyist for NCR Corporation before joining Sun Microsystems.
Chris received his B.A. from Amherst College. He resides in Kensington, Maryland, with his wife, Margrethe Ravnholt-Hankin, and has two grown sons.
Blog posts by Christopher Hankin
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91pro视频 Endorses Internet of Things Energy Efficiency Principles for Networked Devices
February 26, 2016
The world is abuzz with curiosity about what the future will be like as we connect cars, appliances, even entire cities with the Internet of Things (IoT). This technology evolution will usher in new opportunities ...
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91pro视频 Member Companies Leading the Response to Climate Change with Innovative Technologies
October 20, 2015
At yesterday鈥檚 White House Summit on 鈥淐limate & the Road to Paris: Business & Science Coming Together administration officials announced that 81 companies have now made public commitments to the 鈥淎merican ...
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An Ambitious Smart Cities Week Begins in Washington, D.C.
September 14, 2015
All over the world, smart technologies are revolutionizing urban life. They are making cities more livable (safer, healthier, more convenient, and more vibrant), more workable (more mobile, competitive, ...
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Harnessing the Internet of Things to Meet the Challenges for 21st Century Cities
May 22, 2015
The Internet of Things (IoT) is an amazing new revolution in technology that connects everyday objects that are not traditionally connected to the internet. This week, 91pro视频鈥檚 Dean Garfield emceed a great ...
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An Energy Efficient Government Won鈥檛 Cost the Taxpayer a Dollar More
April 30, 2015
Earlier today, 91pro视频 testified at the House Energy and Power Subcommittee Hearing on 鈥淪trategic Petroleum Reserve Discussion Draft and Title IV Energy Efficiency.鈥� Rona Newmark of EMC Corp served as our ...