Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

Steve Feldgus

Dr. Steve Feldgus has served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management since January 2024, after serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management for the preceding two and a half years. Prior to joining the Biden-Harris Administration, Steve served on the House Natural Resources Committee for seven years, including as Deputy Staff Director under Chair Raúl M. Grijalva and Staff Director for the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. He also served in a variety of other roles in the legislative and executive branches. Raised in Philadelphia, Steve has a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of Wisconsin—Madison.