Anna Siefken

Anna J. Siefken is a clean energy and infrastructure executive and board director with more than 20 years of experience guiding organizations through complex energy markets, capital-intensive assets, and regulatory environments. Her work focuses on financial strategy, market design, policy risk, and infrastructure deployment for utilities, large energy users, technology companies, and growth-stage platforms.

Anna currently serves as Director for Policy and Markets, North America at the Long Duration Energy Storage Council, where she leads policy, strategy and market engagement to accelerate deployment of long-duration energy storage across the United States and Canada. She represents the Council and its members in federal and state regulatory proceedings, ISO and RTO market processes, and stakeholder forums, working closely with utilities, regulators, system operators, hyperscalers, and private sector leaders to advance market frameworks that support grid reliability, capital investment, and commercial adoption of LDES technologies.

Previously, Anna held senior leadership roles at the U.S. Department of Energy, including Principal Deputy Director of the Federal Energy Management Program, where she helped guide more than $8 billion in financed energy and infrastructure initiatives. Her career also includes executive roles at Carnegie Mellon University, ICF, and The Home Depot. She brings significant board and governance experience, including fiduciary oversight and CEO succession, and serves on multiple boards and advisory bodies.