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 US energy companies, grid operators, and government agencies. He has testified on energy-related matters in more than 100 proceedings, including before federal courts, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, state courts, arbitrations, and more than a dozen state public service commissions. He has served as a regulatory and strategic advisor to boards and executives at utilities and energy companies across the country.
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 the practice at the University’s Questrom School of Business. He is a frequent 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). His research – on topics such as electric power strategy, regulation, and governance – has been widely cited, including in a US Supreme Court decision.
Dr. Fox-Penner has served in various roles at Brattle, including Office Director, board member, and the firm’s longest-serving Chairman of the Board. He previously served as a senior official at the US Department of Energy and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
He is the Chairman, Impact at Energy Impact Partners, a clean energy investment platform, and a founding member of the steering committee of Project Frame and the Venture Climate Alliance, an affiliate of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero. He is also a member of the Global Leadership Council of the World Resources Institute and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board for Greenly, a carbon footprint company based in Paris, France.
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
