PNNL

Kerrie Rohlfing is the Director of the Earth Systems Sciences Division (ESSD) within the Energy and Environment Directorate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). In this role, Kerrie leads nearly 400 staff whose capabilities span earth-energy resilience, energy monitoring and technology, subsurface science, environmental assessment, and decision science.

With more than two decades of experience spanning engineering, project management, and organizational leadership, Kerrie has built a career advancing multidisciplinary technology, data, and software programs that support national security, environmental resilience, and complex decision science. Since joining PNNL in 2005, she has led major efforts across the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Energy, Department of Defense, and other national sponsors, managing large portfolios and teams of multi-disciplinary staff. Her leadership includes serving as Group Leader for both the Applied Decision Systems and Analytics Group in Earth Systems Science and the Disruptive Technology Group in PNNL's National Security Directorate, as well as earlier roles directing radiation detection field validation campaigns, advancing the CORE technology suite from early concepts into multi‑million‑dollar capabilities, and managing diverse, high‑impact R&D programs.

Kerrie is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in engineering, along with graduate certificates in systems engineering and project management. She is known for strong strategic planning, cross‑disciplinary team leadership, and guiding complex technical organizations through growth and transformation. Across her career, Kerrie has championed mission‑focused integration of science, engineering, and analytics to address critical national challenges.

• M.S., Engineering and Technology Management, Washington State University, 2013
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Seattle University, 2004
• EIT, Washington State Licensing, 2003