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Dr. Susan Tierney, National
Commission on Energy Policy
Ending the Energy Stalemate
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Susan Tierney
serves on the National Commission on Energy Policy. A diverse group
of leaders in the energy field, the Commission worked for three
years to conduct original research on key energy issues, rigorously
evaluate policy options, and recommend politically viable solutions.
Their final report is entitled Ending the Energy Stalemate: A
Bi-Partisan Strategy to Meet America’s Energy Needs.
Dr. Tierney, a managing principal with The Analysis
Group in Boston, provides consulting and policy advice and analysis
to clients in the electricity and natural gas industries. She is
Chairman of the Board of the Energy Foundation; is a director on the
boards of Catalytica Energy Systems Inc., EPRI Inc., the Energy
Innovations Institute, Clean Air-Cool Planet, and the North East
States Clean Air Foundation; and serves on the Advisory Committee of
ISO New England.
Previously, Dr. Tierney served as Assistant Secretary
for Policy in the U.S. Department of Energy. At DOE, she was
responsible for strategic planning and for policy analysis,
development, and advice on domestic and international energy policy,
environmental policy, international trade policy, science and
technology policy, and global climate change policy. Prior to her
work at DOE, Dr. Tierney served as Secretary of Environmental
Affairs for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Commissioner for the
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, and Executive Director
of the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Council. Previously,
she was an assistant professor at the University of California,
Irvine. She has a Master’s in Regional Planning and a Ph.D. in
Public Policy and Planning, both from Cornell University.
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