Brian Cunningham is the Program Manager for the Batteries R&D sub-program within the Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office. Brian has worked with the Battery Program since 2009. Brian serves as the co-chair of the United States Advanced Battery Consortium’s Management Committee, a member of the Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries Leadership Team, and senior member of Li-Bridge alliance. Prior to working at DOE, Brian received his bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia. Brian enjoys spending time and chasing around his two young boys and wife.