Susan Tierney
Advisory Board member
Susan Tierney is an expert on energy policy and economics, specializing in the electric and gas industries. As a Senior Advisor at the Analysis Group, she has consulted to companies, governments, nonprofits, and other organizations on energy markets, as well as economic and environmental regulation and strategy. Dr. Tierney is a former Assistant Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Energy, state cabinet officer for environmental affairs, and state public utility commissioner. She chairs the boards of Resources for the Future and of the National Academies' Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, and serves on other boards (the Coalition for Green Capital, the Sloan Foundation, the Energy Foundation, the Barr Foundation, Climate Lead). She has published widely, frequently speaks at industry conferences, and has lectured at many leading universities. Dr. Tierney received her Ph.D. and M.A. in regional planning and public policy from Cornell University and her B.A. from Scripps College.
