Experience
- National Economic Council (Biden and Obama Administrations)
- U.S. Treasury Department
- Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Expertise
- • U.S. economic policy
• Economic growth and inequality
• Supply chain and inflation
• Labor and workforce
• Infrastructure, CHIPS, and IRA investments
• Clean energy manufacturing
• International economics and trade
Education
- Harvard University, A.B.
- Yale Law School, J.D.
Recent Coverage:
NOV 25, 2025
At Yale Clean Energy Conference, Speakers Discuss an Evolving Global Landscape for Renewables
“Ten years ago at clean energy conferences, we weren’t really talking about supply chains,” said Sameera Fazili, a Yale Law School alum and the former deputy director of the National Economic Council during the Biden administration.
Only as clean energy deployment has accelerated has sourcing become a primary focus. With demand for clean energy much higher than it used to be, Fazili told an audience at SOM, advocates and experts are confronting an urgent question: “Where are these physical technologies—wind turbines, batteries, electric vehicles—going to come from?”
OCT 15, 2025
Utility Dive: How community benefits agreements can reduce project delivery risk
Sameera Fazili writes, “There are no silver bullets for the uncertainty and complexity of building and operating large physical projects in today’s landscape. Smart companies, however, can leverage CBAs to preempt conflict, achieve their business objectives, and unlock strategic advantages in an unpredictable political and investment environment.”
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About Sameera
Sameera served as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council in the Biden-Harris administration. In that role, she led the Biden-Harris administration’s work on U.S. competitiveness, industrial policy, supply chains, and regional economic development, and the administration’s response to numerous supply chain crises. She also played a leading role in the passage and implementation of the President’s Invest in America agenda. Prior to her time in the Administration, Sameera served in senior domestic and international economic policymaking roles in the Biden-Harris transition, Obama White House, the Treasury Department, and in the Federal Reserve System. She has worked as a Senior Researcher and Director of Engagement at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, as a researcher with the Urban Institute, taught development finance at Yale Law School, and worked at Shorebank, the nation’s first community development bank. Sameera is a graduate of Yale Law School and Harvard College and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
