U.S. Department of Energy · SecretaryIn office

Runs federal energy programs, nuclear security work, and national-lab research.

Chris Wright was appointed, not elected, and is worth at least $41M. This file tracks the money next to the markets this office controls.

Energy researchNational labsNuclear securityPower markets

Official portrait of Chris Wright — Chris Wright

File A - Money Read

What the money shows

Chris Wright is Secretary of Energy at U.S. Department of Energy, an office tied to Energy research, National labs, and Nuclear security. Chris Wright has a listed net worth of $83.8M, sourced to Forbes. Chris Wright's appointment file lists President Trump, and a 2025 sworn-in year. Chris Wright's career file includes Liberty Energy founder and CEO and Pinnacle Technologies founder.

Sources: OGE · FEC

Nominated

Nov 16, 2024

by President Trump

Sworn in

Feb 3, 2025

17th Secretary of Energy

Term

Serves at the President's pleasure

File A - The money, next to the power

The portfolio vs. the jurisdiction

Estimated net worth: Estimated $100M by Forbes.Forbes · 2025-08-13

File B - The power

What this office controls

Energy funds national labs, manages nuclear-security work, and steers federal research on power, oil, gas, nuclear, and new energy technology. Its grants and rules can shape which energy projects move first.

File C - Before this office

Career

Liberty Energy founder and CEO · Pinnacle Technologies founder · Stroud Energy chairman