John Vonglis

Chairman, Advisory Board for Strategic Initiatives Executive Director of Global Government Affairs, Nano Nuclear Energy Inc.

 Mr. Vonglis served as the Senate-confirmed Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of the U.S. Department of Energy from 2017 to 2019. As CFO, John oversaw all financial matters for the Department of Energy. He was also appointed by the President as Acting Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), a federal agency focused on advancing early-stage, high-potential, high-impact energy technologies while minimizing risk to taxpayers.

Prior to his tenure at the Department of Energy, John held several key roles at the Department of Defense from 2002 to 2009, initially as Director of Management Initiatives for the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness (P&R) and lastly as Acting Assistant Secretary (CFO) of the U.S. Air Force, where he also served as the first Chief Management Officer, performing the duties of the Under Secretary.

John’s private sector experience includes senior financial and operational roles at prominent advisory, aerospace/defense, financial services, and high-technology firms, such as Grumman Aerospace, The First Boston Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and IBM. Additionally, John is a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve and has advised the Army Cyber Institute at West Point. He holds a B.S. and M.B.A. from Fordham University and a Master’s in International Public Policy from The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).