Clay Sell

Jeffrey Clay Sell (born April 28, 1967) is a former United States Deputy Secretary of Energy who served in the George W. Bush administration from March 21, 2005[1] until he resigned, effective February 29, 2008.

Clay Sell
United States Deputy Secretary of Energy
In office
March 21, 2005 – February 29, 2008
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byKyle E. McSlarrow
Succeeded byJeffrey Kupfer
Personal details
Born
Jeffrey Clay Sell

(1967-04-28) April 28, 1967
Texas U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Alisa Malechek
ResidenceDallas, Texas
Alma materTexas Tech University (BBA)
University of Texas (JD)

Sell was born in Texas to Judy and George Sell. He is one of four children, Julie Swindle, Rob Sell, and Tom Sell. He married Alisa Malechek and they have three children, John, Robert, and Mary Margaret Sell. After resigning from office, he moved to Dallas to work at Hunt Energy Horizons.

In July 2006, Deputy Secretary of Energy Clay Sell joined tank-farm workers at the Hanford Site in Richland, WA as they expressed their sense of pride in completing the 11-year project to complete fieldwork for the Tank Farm upgrades.

From 2003 to 2005 Sell worked in the White House as a Special Assistant to President George W. Bush, serving on the staff of the National Economic Council and in the Office of Legislative Affairs, where he coordinated the development and implementation of the administration's energy policy. From 2005 through 2008, he served as chief operating officer of the Department of Energy, he assisted the Secretary with policy and programmatic oversight of a 23 billion dollar budget with over 100,000 employees. Sell also played a role in maintaining and strengthening the economic national security while supporting scientific and research missions conducted by the Department. Sell also previously held senior staff positions with the Committee on Appropriations in the United States Senate and with U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry of Texas.

Before moving to Washington DC, Sell practiced law in Texas. He received his bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University and his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law.[2]

Jeffrey Kupfer, then Chief of Staff to Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, was chosen to be acting Deputy Secretary after Sell announced his resignation.

In 2016, Sell publicly endorsed a carbon tax as a policy to address global climate change.

In 2019, Sell was appointed CEO of X-Energy.

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Other appointments
  • Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs (February 2004-
  • Member of the National Economic Council (Unknown-February 2004)
  • Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy (Unknown-February 2004)
  • Staff Director and Majority Clerk of the United States Senate Appropriations Committee on Energy and Water Development
  • Chief of the Bush-Cheney Transition Energy Policy Team (2000–2001)
  • Administrative Assistant to Congressman Mac Thornberry (1997–1999)
  • Staff of Congressman Mac Thornberry (1995–1997)

References
  1. Q&A: Clay Sell, Deputy Secretary of Energy
  2. Sell, Eric. "Clay Sell". Hunt Energy Horizons. Ray Hunt. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2016/10/09/time-carbon-tax-former-bush-official-says-yes/91736254/
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