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Derek M.
Fisher

REPRESENTATIVE PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER — Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Legislative Assistant and Professional Staff Member for the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, focused on technology and national security issues. Deeply engaged in the technology race between the United States and China in critical and emerging technologies. Identified, researched, and tracked issues related to the Department of Energy, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies. Successfully persuaded the Department of Energy to adopt more robust analysis of China-dominated supply chains. Drafted amendments to the CHIPS and Science Act related to technology supply chains.