Mark Pituch has been named Deputy Director for Clean Energy at the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). 

Pituch brings over 10 years of experience from the U.S. Department of State, where he most recently served as Senior Clean Energy Advisor. In that role, he promoted sustainability in U.S. and global operations and worked on energy diplomacy, focusing on critical minerals, batteries, and energy storage.

“I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Deputy Director for Clean Energy at the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality,” Pituch announced in a September 5 post on LinkedIn. 

Pituch’s career at the State Department also included stints as an Economic Officer in Pakistan and an Energy Officer in Washington, D.C., where he worked on the U.S. energy diplomacy agenda. According to his profile, he also served as a Vice Consul in the Philippines, addressing non-immigrant visa operations and environmental initiatives.

At the State Department, Pituch worked within the Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, which oversees international cooperation on energy, particularly with an emphasis on renewable sources, energy efficiency, and climate resilience.

The Council on Environmental Quality, established by Congress in 1969, coordinates federal environmental efforts and develops policies that advance the administration’s goals on sustainability and climate action. It plays a key role in advising the president on environmental initiatives, including the current goal to power all federal facilities with carbon pollution-free electricity by 2030.