Peter S. Fox-Penner
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principal
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Washington, DC
Dr. Fox-Penner is an expert in energy and climate policy, regulated industries, and sustainable finance.
Specializing in the markets, policies, regulation, and transformation of the electricity industry, Dr. Fox-Penner has advised numerous major US energy companies, grid operators, and government agencies. He has testified on energy-related matters in more than 100 proceedings, including in front of federal courts, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), state courts, arbitrations, and at least 12 state public service commissions. Dr. Fox-Penner has also been a regulatory and strategic advisor to boards and executives at many utilities and energy companies.
With a career that has spanned consulting, senior government roles, and academia, Dr. Fox-Penner was the founding Director of Boston University’s multidisciplinary Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) and a Professor of Practice at the university’s Questrom School of Business. He is a frequent public speaker on energy topics and the author of numerous published articles and books, including Smart Power: Climate Change, the Smart Grid, and the Future of Electric Utilities (Island Press, 2010). Dr. Fox-Penner’s research – on topics such as electric power strategy, regulation, and governance – has been widely cited, including in one US Supreme Court decision.
Dr. Fox-Penner has served in various roles at Brattle, including as Office Director, board member, and the firm’s longest-serving Chairman of the Board. Outside of the firm, he previously served as a senior official at the US Department of Energy and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and as the Chief Impact Officer at a clean energy investment platform, where he currently serves as Chairman for Impact.
University of Chicago
PhD in Economics
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
MS and BS in Engineering
Peter’s interests include:
- History and politics
- Tennis and bicycling
- R&B and jazz music
