Jeffrey Merrifield

Jeffrey Merrifield was appointed by President Bill Clinton and reappointed by President George W. Bush to serve on the five-member, Senate-confirmed, independent United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. During his tenure, which was from October 1998 to June 2002 and from August 2002 to June 2007, the NRC had a staff of 3,250 employees with a budget of US $900 million and set all policies and rules that govern the safe and secure use of nuclear materials at the 104 U.S. nuclear power plants operating at that time.

Mr. Merrifield was Senior Vice President of Global Business Development with CB&I’s Power Business Unit. While there, he led a team of 25 sales and proposal staff to develop and win over US $1.5 billion in annual sales. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President for The Shaw Group, Inc.’s Power Group. As a member of the Power Group’s executive team, he was responsible for overseeing the group’s external relationships including nuclear business development, customer relations, strategic planning, marketing and communications, as well as government and regulatory affairs.

Mr. Merrifield has published numerous articles and has appeared on numerous network television interviews, including CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, NBC, FOX, BBC, Bloomberg and ABC. He received his Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University and his B.A. from Tufts University.