Jane Nakano

Senior Fellow Energy & National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Jane Nakano is a senior fellow in the Energy and National Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Her areas of research include energy security issues in Asia, global nuclear energy trends, and global natural gas market dynamics.  She frequently speaks on these issues at conferences and to the media. Also, she has testified before Congress on U.S. exports of natural gas to Asia.  Prior to joining CSIS in 2010, she was with the US Department of Energy (DOE) and served as the lead staff on energy engagements with China and Japan. She was responsible for coordinating DOE engagement in the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue, U.S.-China Energy Policy Dialogue, and U.S.-Japan Energy Dialogue. She also worked on U.S. energy engagement with Indonesia, North Korea, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. From 2001 to 2002, she served at the U.S. embassy in Tokyo as special assistant to the energy attache.

She graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.