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==Energy career== In addition to his academic work in archaeology, Coben has started and run numerous energy companies. He is Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of [[NRG Energy]], the Fortune 200 integrated electricity and home services company.<ref>{{cite web|title=NRG Board of Directors|url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=121544&p=irol-govboard}}</ref> He was the founder and CEO of Tremisis Energy Corporation and was CEO of Tremisis's two eponymous publicly traded affiliates. Coben is on the board of [[Freshpet]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Freshpet Board of Directors|url=https://investors.freshpet.com/investors/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/default.aspx}}</ref> and was an Advisory Partner of Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners. Coben was one of the founders of Catalyst Energy Corporation, one of the nation's first alternative energy companies. Catalyst was #1 on the Inc. Magazine Fastest Growing Public Company List for the years 1982-1986.<ref>{{cite web|title=1987 Inc. Magazine 100|url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/19870501/5135.html}}</ref> He is chief executive officer of the New York Stock Exchange traded Bolivian Power Company, Ltd., Bolivia's largest private integrated electric generator and distributor. He was also a director of [[Prisma Energy]] and the [[Chile]]an utility SAESA, among other companies. Coben is also an advisor to several politicians and groups on energy policy. Ambassador [[Dick Swett]] and he wrote the national energy policy for Senator [[Joseph Lieberman]]'s [[Joe Lieberman presidential campaign, 2004|2004 presidential campaign]]. He is a member of the Department of Homeland Security's Sustainability and Efficiency Task Force<ref>{{cite web|title=DHS Sustainability and Efficiency Task Force Members|url=https://www.dhs.gov/sustainability-and-efficiency-task-force-membership-list}}</ref> and [http://www.cleantechforobama.com/about Cleantech and Green Business for Obama]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Coben wrote the [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-coben Larry Coben energy policy and cultural heritage blog] for the [[Huffington Post]], and his own blog [http://www.energizingamerica.com Energizing America], both of which discussed major energy policy and cultural heritage issues and comment on related news from around the globe.
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