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.
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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”
Daniel Szmurlo
Daniel Szmurlo is an Agricultural Economist with the USDA Economic Research Service. He received his PhD in economics at University of California, Santa Barbara. His research interests span various topics relating to the economics of catastrophes, insurance, and adaptive responses to climate change. His current research project investigates how government disaster management policies influence developmentContinue reading “Daniel Szmurlo”
Pat Byorth, Trout Unlimited
Patrick Byorth is a fisheries biologist turned laywer who works for Trout Unlimited. Byorth joined the Montana Water Project of Trout Unlimited as a staff attorney in August 2009 and became director of the Montana Water Project in 2013. His work at Trout Unlimited focuses on restoration of instream flows and habitats to benefit nativeContinue reading “Pat Byorth, Trout Unlimited”