Phil Kangas is the Director of Outreach and Business Development (OBD) for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO). He leads LPO’s business development activities to engage with potential applicants and help borrowers move through pre-application consultations and the application process. OBD’s focus is to help energy industry leaders understand, apply for, and attain the right loan to enable their clean energy technologies to cross the “bridge to bankability” and achieve deployment at scale. Prior to joining DOE, Mr. Kangas spent 25 years in the private sector as a management consultant, including a 20+ year career at Grant Thornton LLP where he led the firm’s National Energy Advisory practice for Renewable Energy, Natural Resources & Mining clients. He also led the Federal sciences portfolio, including work delivered at the DOE, National Science Foundation, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He holds professional certifications as a Project Management Professional, Certified Government Financial Manager, and Six Sigma Green Belt. Mr. Kangas earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from John Carroll University and a Master of Public Administration from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.