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Richard Ezike is currently a Technology Integration Project Manager at Argonne National Laboratory, where he supports the Sustainable Transportation and Education Partnership department’s mission to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy cutting edge science and technology; create impactful education, workforce and equity-centered programming, and shape sustainable transportation solutions and build the next generation workforce to transition the nation to e-mobility. Prior to Argonne, Richard has worked for the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, CHPlanning Ltd., the Urban Institute, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. He has advised on transportation issues for federal agencies such as the Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, and the Environmental Protection Agency; and for organizations such as the Transportation Research Board, Smart Growth America, the Greenlining Institute, Securing America’s Future Energy, and the State Innovation Exchange. Dr. Ezike holds degrees in chemical engineering with a Doctorate from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and a Bachelor’s from North Carolina State University.