Rick Mears, P.E., is program manager support for the Data Center program in U.S. DOE’s Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP). He also serves as the DOE FEMP lead for the Technology Validation and Sustainable Buildings programs. He has over 12 years of experience in the energy and sustainability elds and has provided energy resilience, energy and sustainability management, carbon accounting, and energy policy support across federal agencies. Rick is a Certied Energy Manager and has a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University and an engineering degree from Cornell University.