I have to do a lot more reading on this potential new energy source.
used to be the key player in the old Strategic Defense Initiative Office (SDIO) circa 1984-6 before he became CIA Director. He had an excellent reputation as a technologist; on that I can attest.
I know he was charged with bringing home classified material while at the head of the CIA and therefore lost his job. But I don't hold that against him for sure becasue the raid on his house came soon after he had discovered drug running by the CIA. Very similiar to the story (make sure you scroll down to read his interview) where a raid of his house (no doubt because of the NSA whistleblowing Drake was doing) found material not marked classified but later determined to be classified.
Most of Deutch's life has been in civil service and lately (he is about 73 years old) he has been on the Board of Directors for 4 companies (none of which are involved in from what I can see although would seem to capable of entering the fracking business). So unlike your article I have no reason to doubt Dr. Deutch's ability to lead this study - he has no "vested interest" as far as I can tell and his qualifications are very good.
But I will be following the science of fracking wrt ghg emissions and groundwater contamination. Just have not had a chance to do so yet. I do have a Kindle Short book critical of fracking in Pennsylvania.