WASHINGTON, Sept. 9,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brattle Group has welcomed
Dr. Peter Fox-Penner to its
Washington, DC office as a
Principal focusing on the firm's Electricity clients. Dr.
Fox-Penner, who previously worked at Brattle from 1996 to 2015 and
served as a Chairman of its Board of Directors, specializes in
electricity industry policy and strategy, climate energy policies,
and impact measurement.
Dr. Fox-Penner has over four decades of experience spanning
consulting, academia, and government roles. He has served as a
senior official in the US Department of Energy as well as the White
House Office of Science and Technology Policy; the founding
Director of Boston University's
Institute for Sustainable Energy, a multidisciplinary center
focused on sustainable energy system research and policy analysis;
and the Chief Impact Officer of a clean energy investment
platform.
As a consultant, Dr. Fox-Penner has advised US and international
energy companies, grid operators, and government agencies on
electric policy, regulatory, and environmental issues. He has
testified in over 100 proceedings – including in front of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), federal and state
courts, and state public service commissions – on energy-related
matters. Numerous authorities, including the Supreme Court, have
cited his research. At Brattle, he will focus on critical issues in
the electricity industry, climate policy, and sustainable
finance.
"We are delighted to welcome Peter back to Brattle, where he has
long been a mentor to many of our energy consultants over the
years," said Torben Voetmann,
Brattle President & Principal. "With an unparalleled level of
industry knowledge and a long resume of wide-ranging experience,
Peter will be a tremendous asset to our energy industry and climate
policy clients."
Dr. Fox-Penner was a Principal at Brattle for nearly two decades
before joining the staff of Boston
University's Questrom School of Business in 2016. During his
first tenure at the firm, he helped found the firm's Washington, DC office and served in several
leadership roles, including as Chairman of the Board of Directors
and as the DC Office Director. Dr. Fox-Penner continued to serve as
an Academic Advisor working with Brattle while teaching courses as
a Professor of Practice in the Energy and Environmental
Sustainability concentration program at BU Questrom.
"I am thrilled to be returning to a full-time consulting role at
Brattle," said Dr. Fox-Penner. "I've spent much of my career here
and was honored to help shepherd the firm's growth into a
preeminent leader in energy and climate consulting. It is an
exciting and vitally important period for energy and climate policy
right now. I look forward to again collaborating with my many
longtime colleagues within and beyond the firm on the challenges
and opportunities we face in these areas."
A frequent speaker on energy topics, Dr. Fox-Penner is also the
author of numerous published articles and books covering
sustainable finance; energy and climate policy; and electric power
strategy, regulation, and governance. He has served on the boards
and advisory boards for several nonprofit and for-profit entities –
including Lighting Retrofit, Inc. (now Envocore), the Solar
Foundation, and Environment 2004 – and he currently serves on the
Global Leadership Council of the World Resources Institute, as
Chairman; Impact for Energy Impact Partners; and on the steering
committees of the Venture Climate Alliance and Project Frame.
To learn more about Dr. Fox-Penner, please see his full bio at
brattle.com/experts/peter-s-fox-penner/.
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