Experience

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  U.S. Nuclear Industry Council

  • Senior Fellow, Advanced Nuclear
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  U.S. Nuclear Industry Council

  • Washington, D.C.

  • Senior Fellow, Advanced Nuclear

    • Aug 2019 - Present
    • Washington, D.C.

    Cyril Draffin serves as Senior Fellow, Advanced Nuclear where he supports licensing and deployment of new nuclear systems for the U.S. Nuclear Industry Council, which represents more than 80 nuclear energy companies across a broad mix of the American supply chain. https://www.usnic.org Focus o...

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  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area & Cambridge, MA

  • Project Advisor, MIT Utility of the Future Study; and MIT Corporation Develop...

    • Feb 2014 - Present
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area & Cambridge, MA

    As Project Advisor to MIT Utility of the Future study, was member of team that prepared the MIT Energy Initiative Utility of the Future report (released at the National Press Club in December 2016) and was the project lead for cybersecurity. Participated in briefings to key US and European regula...

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  Northrop Grumman Corporation

  • McLean, VA

  • Director of Strategy & VP of Homeland Security

    • 1998 - Feb 2014
    • McLean, VA

    As director for strategic planning and development, led strategic business and financial assessments for information technology and security projects and technologies; innovation initiatives; and assessments of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures for Northrop Grumman’s six billion dollar Info...

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  BDM International

  • Reston, VA

  • Vice President, Strategic Planning and Business Development

    • 1990 - 1997
    • Reston, VA

    As vice president of strategic planning and business development, and director of energy and environmental planning, led teams that developed the multi-year plan for cleaning up the nuclear weapons waste of the United States at 20 nuclear facilities, supported the President’s Commission on Critic...

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  Greater Washington Investors

  • Washington D.C.

  • Vice President

    • 1983 - 1989
    • Washington D.C.

    Venture capitalist who served on boards of directors and as adviser to multiple companies. Invested in technology-based businesses including information technology, broadband communications, and vertical software companies. Structured multiple project/corporate financings, and mergers and acquisi...

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  U.S. Department of Energy

  • Director, Strategic Industrial Marketing

    • 1975 - 1982

    Led technology and business assessments of coal, natural gas, oil, solar, wind, biomass, nuclear, and other energy technologies and their contribution to US domestic energy supplies.Led the Department of Energy Unconventional Gas program that developed some of the original natural gas hydraulic f...

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  Bechtel Power Corporation

  • Norwalk, CA

  • Nuclear and Environmental Engineer

    • 1973 - 1975
    • Norwalk, CA

    Developed environmental technology for sulfur dioxide removal from coal combustion at US electrical generating facilities, and managed pilot plant at electrical generating station in the Mohave Desert proving the technology.