I am an Associate Professor in the Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy, as well as the Philosophy Department at Chapman University. My work focuses on questions of political philosophy, primarily the ethical dimensions of international affairs, state authority, and the justification of property rights. I am the author of In Defense of Openness: Why GlobalContinue reading “Bas van der Vossen”
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Tisha Schuller
Tisha Schuller is the founder and principal of Adamantine Energy and serves as Strategic Advisor to Stanford University’s Natural Gas Initiative. She also serves as the Strategic Advisor for Stanford University’s Natural Gas Initiative. From 2009 to 2015, she was the president and CEO of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association. She is the authorContinue reading “Tisha Schuller”
Travis Kavulla
Travis Kavulla is the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at NRG Energy. He served as the Director of Energy and Environment Policy at the R Street Institute. Prior to his work at R Street, he worked for eight years as a commissioner of the Montana Public Service Commission.
Jason Hayes
Jason Hayes is the director of Environmental Policy for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The Environmental Policy Initiative at the Mackinac Center focuses on improving the lives of Michigan’s residents by first working to understand Michigan’s unique natural features, and then promoting policies that will balance the state’s environmental health and economic vigor. Jason has spentContinue reading “Jason Hayes”
Catherine E. Semcer
Catherine E. Semcer was a research fellow with PERC from 2018 to 2023, during which time she led PERC’s Wild Africa Initiative. Catherine’s research interests include business and the environment; conservation finance; wildlife trade and trafficking; conservation law enforcement; the sustainable use of biodiversity; and ecological and climate risk mitigation. Catherine currently serves as aContinue reading “Catherine E. Semcer”
Stephanie Randall
Stephanie Randall is the Executive Assistant, Board and Fellowship Coordinator at PERC. Coming from the great state of Michigan, she holds a degrees in International Relations and Natural Resource Management from Grand Valley State University. She recently moved here from Leadville, Colorado where she managed the Tennessee Pass Nordic Center, Cookhouse and Sleep Yurts. In trueContinue reading “Stephanie Randall”
Zach Knight
Zach Knight is co-founder, CEO, and managing partner of Blue Forest Conservation, a public benefit company that deploys financial innovation to develop sustainable solutions to environmental challenges.
Bryan Pratt
Bryan is a Research Agricultural Economist with the USDA Economic Research Service. He received his PhD from the Economics Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His research interests currently include water, utility policy, environmental economics, climate, and transportation. As an undergraduate at George Washington University, Bryan began with an interest in economic developmentContinue reading “Bryan Pratt”
Ian Lange
Ian Lange is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Mineral and Energy Economics Program at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) Division of Economics and Business. Before coming to CSM, he worked as a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) and Director of the Masters of Energy Management at the Division of Economics at the UniversityContinue reading “Ian Lange”
Justin Winikoff
Justin Winikoff is a research agricultural Eeconomist in the Rural Economy Branch of the USDA Economic Research Service. He received his Ph.D. in agricultural and applied economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Mathematical Economic Analysis and (Energy) Policy Studies at Rice University in Houston, Texas, where he developed aContinue reading “Justin Winikoff”