Joseph McMonigle is the cofounder and former President of The Abraham Group. Previously, Mr. McMonigle served as Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Energy,(2001-2005). He also served as the American co-chair of the U.S.-China Energy Cooperation Working Group and led DOE's bilateral activities and engagement with China. Mr. McMonigle was also the former Vice Chairman of the Paris-based International Energy Agency, an international organization of oil consuming countries, whose core mission is to work for stable energy markets and respond with joint measures to meet oil supply emergencies. He served concurrently as U.S. Representative to the IEA (2003-2005). Before joining the Bush Administration, Mr. McMonigle was the administrative assistant and general counsel to a United States Senator. Mr. McMonigle is also an attorney and member of the Energy Bar Association as well as the Pennsylvania and District of Columbia bars. He is also a member of the National Press Club. 2020年7月1，约瑟夫·麦克莫尼格（Joseph McMonigle）正式担任国际能源论坛（IEF）第五任秘书长。他在公共和私人能源领域拥有20多年的工作经验。 约瑟夫·麦克莫尼格毕业于美国宾夕法尼亚州威尔克斯-巴雷国王大学（King's College in Wilkes-Barre），拥有学士学位，后就读美国宾夕法尼亚州哈里斯堡的威德纳大学法学院（Widener University Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg），获得法学博士学位。 在担任IEF秘书长之前，约瑟夫·麦克莫尼格已经是总部位于华盛顿特区的领先国际能源部门管理咨询公司亚伯拉罕集团（Abraham Group）的总裁兼联合创始人，同时也是总部设在康涅狄格州的斯坦福德的Hedgeye风险管理公司的高级能源分析师。