Eric J. Fygi Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family

Fygi was responsible for the emergency executive actions taken by President Bill Clinton and George W. Bush in January 2001 that prevented simultaneous collapse of natural gas and electricity service throughout Northern California following the bankruptcy of the region’s major utility. As a result, Fygi testified before the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs for the re-authorization of the Defense Production Act of 1950.

Born in La Jolla, California, Fygi received his Bachelor of Arts in history from the Virginia Military Institute in 1963 and his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. He served on the Hastings Law Journal, was editor-in-chief of the Hastings Voir Dire newspaper, and as president of the student body association.

Eric Jan Fygi (born October 16, 1941) is an American civil servant, lawyer, and political aide. He has served as the Deputy General Counsel for the United States Department of Energy since the department’s founding in October 1977, serving for every President of the United States since Jimmy Carter.