Securing America's Future Energy

What Securing America's Future Energy does

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit policy organization founded in 2004 to reduce U.S. dependence on oil and to address the national and economic security implications of energy, mineral, and infrastructure vulnerabilities. Headquartered at 1111 19th Street NW, the organization employs 51–100 people and operates through five specialized research centers and initiatives: the Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, the Center for Strategic Industrial Materials, the Center for Grid Security, the Coalition for Reimagined Mobility (ReMo), and the European Initiative for Energy Security (EIES). Its advisory backbone is the Energy Security Leadership Council, which comprises 23 retired four-star admirals and generals lending defense-community credibility to its policy positions.

SAFE's core 'product' is policy research and advocacy delivered through issue briefs, reports, regulatory comments, congressional testimony, an annual SAFE Summit, and direct engagement with federal agencies (DOE, DOD, DOT, USTR) and allied governments. Its research agenda spans critical mineral supply chains, steel/aluminum/copper industrial base policy, power grid resilience and transmission expansion, and advanced transportation technologies (connected, autonomous, shared, and electric vehicles, plus drones and V2X). SAFE does not sell commercial products or technology; it is funded through donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations, as well as coalition memberships supporting ReMo and ESLC.

In 2025, SAFE underwent its first leadership change in over two decades, with founder Robbie Diamond moving to Executive Chairman and Avery Ash succeeding as CEO. The organization has recently expanded its publication cadence — including 'The Pillars of Power' (2026), 'Strategic Surpluses: China's Economic Warfare on Major Metals' (2026), and 'Powering Prosperity: Transmission & America's Industrial Golden Age' — and has extended its footprint into emerging-technology policy domains such as physical AI and low-altitude BVLOS drone infrastructure. Its European Initiative continues to operate at the Munich Security Conference, and SAFE maintains partnerships with the Electrification Coalition on V2X policy guidance.

Name

Securing America's Future Energy

Legal name

Securing America's Future Energy

Website

https://secureenergy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SAFE is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit think tank founded in 2004 that conducts policy research and advocacy on U.S. energy security, critical minerals, grid resilience, and advanced transportation, serving Congress, federal agencies, and allied governments through reports, testimony, and coalitions.

Ownership category

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Product category

Policy Research and Advocacy

NAICS

National Security and International Affairs (9281)

akta.pro primary industry

Security, Sabotage & All-Hazards Preparedness (Including Natural Hazards) (EUAHALAL)

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Public Safety Support Services (Records, Evidence, Fleet, Logistics) (BPAIAGAK)

Keywords

• Energy security policy
• Critical minerals strategy
• Policy advocacy services
• Grid security research
• National security policy

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: SAFE accepts donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations to support its policy research and advocacy mission. The organization maintains donor relationships to fund its operations and research activities.
2. Coalition Memberships: SAFE operates coalitions including the Coalition for Reimagined Mobility (ReMo) and Energy Security Leadership Council that likely involve membership contributions from participating organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SAFE is a nonpartisan policy think tank and advocacy organization that conducts research, publishes reports, and engages directly with U.S. federal agencies, Congress, and international allies to influence policy on energy security, critical mineral supply chains, grid resilience, strategic industrial materials, and advanced transportation technologies. The organization operates specialized research centers and coalitions that produce policy recommendations, congressional testimony, and regulatory comments to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign adversaries for energy and critical materials.

Product overview

SAFE is a policy think tank and advocacy organization (not a software product company) organized around multiple specialized research centers and coalitions. The organization operates six distinct centers/initiatives: the Center for Critical Minerals Strategy (addressing mineral supply chain security), the Center for Strategic Industrial Materials (focused on metals like steel, aluminum, copper), the Center for Grid Security (power grid resilience), the Coalition for Reimagined Mobility (transportation technology policy), the European Initiative for Energy Security, and the Energy Security Leadership Council (retired military advisory council). SAFE also organizes an annual SAFE Summit conference and produces extensive publications including reports, issue briefs, fact sheets, and regulatory comments. The organization does not offer software products, APIs, or technology integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Pillars of Power: SAFE's flagship strategy report on energy security and industrial resiliency
• SAFE Summit

Products and services

• Policy Research Publications

Quantifiable outcome

• SAFE's fuel economy advocacy has influenced federal vehicle emissions standards and supported EV tax credit policies
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Coalition for Reimagined Mobility (ReMo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReMo is SAFE's flagship coalition focused on advancing AI-enabled transportation policies. The coalition works to ensure U.S. competitiveness in connected, autonomous, shared, and electric vehicle technologies through policy development and advocacy.
• Energy Security Leadership Council (ESLC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerESLC brings together retired four-star military leaders to advocate for energy security policies. The council provides military perspective on national security implications of energy dependence and supply chain vulnerabilities.
• European Initiative for Energy Security (EIES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEIES extends SAFE's mission to Europe, coordinating with allied governments and organizations on critical minerals and energy security strategies. Hosted discussions on NATO's critical minerals imperative at Munich Security Conference.
• Center for Critical Minerals StrategycoreOthersSAFE's Center focused on addressing critical mineral supply chain vulnerabilities. The center engages in policy research, regulatory comments, and international coordination on mineral security.
• Center for Grid SecuritycoreOthersSAFE's Center focused on power grid infrastructure security and transmission expansion policies to support industrial and defense energy needs.
• Center for Strategic Industrial Materials (C-SIM)coreOthersSAFE's Center focused on domestic production of steel, aluminum, and copper for defense and industrial applications. Engages with DOE, USTR, and industry on trade policy and production support.
• Electrification CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAFE partners with the Electrification Coalition on V2X implementation guides and electric vehicle policy recommendations, including vehicle-to-grid technology advocacy.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Brookings Institution: Brookings is a large, established policy research organization covering economic, foreign policy, and energy topics, providing a broader incumbent parallel to SAFE's narrower energy and critical minerals focus.
• Council on Foreign Relations: CFR is a larger, more established foreign policy institution that addresses energy security and international affairs broadly, providing a more generalist incumbent parallel to SAFE's national-security-and-energy focus.

Direct peers

• Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF): ITIF is a DC-based policy think tank that conducts research and advocacy on technology, innovation, and industrial competitiveness, overlapping with SAFE's work on critical minerals, advanced manufacturing, and supply chain security.
• Resources for the Future: Resources for the Future is an independent research institution focused on energy, environmental, and natural resource policy, providing comparable evidence-based policy research to SAFE's energy and minerals work.
• Atlantic Council: Atlantic Council is a foreign policy and energy security think tank that actively publishes on critical minerals, energy transition, and transatlantic security, making it a direct competitor in SAFE's core policy domains.
• Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): CSIS is a major bipartisan policy think tank in Washington, DC that conducts research on national security, energy, and geopolitical issues, closely paralleling SAFE's defense-credentialed policy work on energy and critical minerals.
• Third Way: Third Way is a center-left think tank that publishes on energy, national security, and technology policy, comparable to SAFE's positioning at the intersection of energy, defense, and industrial competitiveness.
• ClearPath Foundation: ClearPath is a clean energy policy and advocacy organization focused on energy innovation, advanced nuclear, and clean industrial policy, comparable to SAFE's advocacy on energy security and advanced transportation technologies.
• Bipartisan Policy Center: Bipartisan Policy Center is a DC think tank that develops policy on energy, national security, and economic issues, mirroring SAFE's nonpartisan, defense-credibility-anchored approach to energy and infrastructure policy.

Emerging players

• American Action Forum: American Action Forum is a center-right policy institute that conducts research on economic, regulatory, and energy policy, partially overlapping with SAFE's advocacy on industrial competitiveness and infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Securing_Energy
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@safe285/videos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/securing-america%27s-future-energy
• Facebookfacebook.com/SecuringEnergy

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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