Brian Dean

As the Director of Energy Transition, Brian Dean oversees the department that includes the Intelligence Unit and teams responsible for delivering programmes on Energy Transition and Investment Planning, Integrated Energy Planning, Cooling for All and Energy Efficiency. Through these teams, SEforALL provides strategic support to nations and partners to foster progress on just and equitable energy transitions and achieving the sustainable development goals. 

Prior to joining SEforALL in 2019, Brian spent more than 22 years supporting governments and organizations on energy efficiency and energy transition policies, analysis and projects. He joined SEforALL after spending five years with the International Energy Agency (IEA) as the lead for energy efficiency in buildings, where he was responsible for investment and policy tracking, and co-authored significant reports including the annual Energy Efficiency Market Report, the annual Global Status Report on Buildings and Construction and the Future of Cooling report.

Previously, for almost 14 years, Brian worked primarily in Washington DC and New Delhi as the Senior Manager of Energy Efficiency Analytics and Policy at ICF International. In this capacity, he primarily advised governments and utility companies on energy efficiency. He started his career as a building designer in Bethesda Maryland and HVAC engineer in San Francisco. Brian has education in engineering, architecture and political science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.