ALAMEDA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sila, a next-generation battery materials company, today announced that U.S. Department of Energy vet Alex Fitzsimmons has been named the company’s first Head of Government Affairs. Fitzsimmons was previously the Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. In February 2020, Fitzsimmons was named Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency at DOE. Fitzsimmons transitioned from DO