Mr. Nicholas W. Sherman serves as the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency’s (NEA) Deputy Head of Division for Nuclear Technology Development and Economics.

Before joining the NEA, Mr Sherman worked at the US Department of Energy (DOE) from 2009 to 2023 in the Office of International Affairs. His duties included the G7 and extensive bilateral research co-operation with the European Commission and EU member states. In the field of energy technology, his notable accomplishments include leadership as Vice Chair of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Committee for Energy Research and Technology (CERT), the development of multi-million dollar brick and mortar U.S.-EU Smart Grid and Electric Vehicle Interoperability Centers, drafting the first ever DOE joint funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for the USD 125 million US-India Joint Centre for Research and Development (JCERDC), and oversight of the US-EU Energy Council’s Technology Working Group. During his DOE tenure, Mr Sherman also served as the DOE’s Energy Attaché to Brussels (2018-2019) and as the Director for International Energy and Economic Policy at the White House (2019-2021).