Marian Miner Cook
Athenaeum

Spencer Abraham served as the tenth U.S. Secretary of Energy from 2001 to 2005. Under his leadership the department made major advances in the development of new energy technologies, successfully implemented a variety of nuclear non proliferation and nuclear security programs after the September 11 attacks, and launched initiatives to improve the nation’s energy security. He also had responsibility for U.S. national labs and energy research activities.

An honors graduate of Michigan State University and Harvard Law School, Abraham was the co-founder of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy and the Federalist Society. He was a law professor at the Thomas M. Cooley School of law before being elected chairman of the Michigan Republican Party in 1983. He later served as deputy chief of staff in the Office of the Vice President and as co-chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.

In 1994 Abraham was elected to the United States Senate from Michigan. While in the Senate, he authored 22 pieces of legislation that were enacted into law and served on the Senate Judiciary, Commerce and Budget committees. He chaired the Senate sub committees on Immigration and Manufacturing and Competitiveness. Much of his legislative focus was on advancing the emerging information technology/E-Commerce revolution including the now ubiquitous use of electronic signatures in commercial activities.

After leaving his post as Secretary of Energy in 2005, Abraham launched The Abraham Group, an international energy consulting business. He serves on the boards of a number of public and private corporations and authored Lights Out: 10 Myths About and Real Solutions to America’s Energy Crisis (2010).

The Honorable Spencer Abraham is the featured parent speaker for Parents' Weekend 2016.

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