Lucia Tian
Head of Advanced Energy Technologies
Lucia Tian leads Google’s Advanced Energy Technologies team, focused on unlocking and scaling technologies such as next generation geothermal, nuclear, CCS, long duration energy storage, and grid technologies. The AET team develops innovative partnerships through pilots, strategic investments, and offtake, to meet Google’s AI & data center energy needs while accelerating the deployment of advanced energy technologies across power grids worldwide. Prior to Google, Lucia served as Senior Advisor to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Chief Commercialization Officer, and as Chief Strategist for the Loan Programs Office, driving commercial strategy & diligence to inform DOE’s IIJA and IRA investments and the Liftoff reports. Lucia previously served infrastructure, transportation, and aerospace clients at McKinsey & Co., and has built strategy and analytics functions across public, private, and non-profit organizations. She holds a dual B.S. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and B.S. in Economics from MIT, and an M.A. in Economics from Harvard.
