Braxton Duncan

Braxton Duncan, Director, Converge Strategies

Braxton Duncan leverages her years of developing and executing emergency management plans for the United States Army to support stakeholders in strengthening their energy security and resilience posture.

She guides utility company personnel, private sector organizations, and military installation energy stakeholders through tabletop exercises and workshops centered on energy, cybersecurity, and water/wastewater system disruptions. Through these engagements, she helps identify gaps in emergency management and incident response plans and co-creates project concepts to address those gaps. When supporting clients in the development and implementation of their emergency management plans, she draws on her experience in building collaborative partnerships and training personnel across organizations.

Braxton also has significant experience researching and analyzing supply and demand-side impacts to the critical materials necessary for the clean energy transformation. Through this work, she helped clients strengthen their cross-organizational partnerships and navigate complex financial and political environments.

Braxton is keen on leveraging green infrastructure to support the energy system. She has conducted research into using green infrastructure practices that promote community building, energy efficiency, and resilience in urban environments.

Education

Duke University, M.S., Environmental Management

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., Political Science

Location

Raleigh, North Carolina

Military Service

Braxton served in the United States Army as an Emergency Management Officer. 

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