Narayan Subramanian is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the firm’s energy and climate solutions practice. He advises cleantech companies and clean energy developers on transactions and regulatory matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Narayan served as a political appointee in the U.S. government from 2021-2025. Most recently, he was Director for Energy Transition at the White House National Security Council, where he led U.S. interagency and international engagement on clean energy supply chain security, foreign entity of concern restrictions, and cross-border issues arising from Inflation Reduction Act tax credits, export controls, and tariffs. Before the White House, he served at the Department of Energy (DOE) as Advisor to the Secretary of Energy for Clean Energy Projects and Supply Chains, and Legal Advisor in the Office of General Counsel. At the DOE, Narayan played a central role in the design and implementation of landmark multibillion-dollar Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act programs. He developed a department-wide industrial strategy framework and launched the “Cleanup to Clean Energy” initiative, which repurposed former nuclear sites for clean energy development. Narayan also chaired the DOE’s Innovative Funding Mechanisms Working Group, expanding the use of flexible contracting tools to reduce commercialization and bankability barriers for DOE-funded projects.

Narayan has served as an adjunct professor at the Columbia Climate School teaching a seminar on Industrial Policy and the Clean Energy Transition. He is currently a non-resident fellow at the Columbia Center on Global Energy Policy and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in the Sustainability, Geopolitics, and Climate Program. He also serves on the advisory board of the Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review.