Mark P. Jones is the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy’s Political Science Fellow, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies and Professor of Political Science at Rice University. Jones also co-directs the Baker Institute’s Presidential Elections Program and is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Houston’s Hobby School […]
David M. Carney is a principal in Norway Hill Associates (NHA); a political campaign and issue management firm based in Hancock, New Hampshire. NHA provides long-range strategic planning and short-term project management to political campaigns at all levels of government. Since 1980, Mr. Carney has been involved in Republican politics, as well as both state […]
Chris Wilson is the Founder & CEO of WPA Intelligence, one of the nation’s premier GOP consulting firms. Prior to starting WPA Intelligence in 2004, Chris was Global Director of Research for Weber Shandwick International, the world’s largest public relations firm at the time. In 2021 Chris was named Pollster of the Year by the […]
Pat Wood III has been the chief executive of the Hunt Energy Network since February 2019. Best known for his role in setting up competitive utility markets while serving as chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Pat is an evangelist for the decentralized, decarbonized, democratized and […]
Michael Skelly is a pioneer in the U.S. renewable energy industry and is the founder and CEO of Grid United, a transmission development company working to build out the US transmission grid. Skelly is the principal protagonist in Superpower, a book about the energy transition by Wall Street Journal reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist Russell […]
Jimmy Glotfelty is a Commissioner on the Public Utility Commission of Texas, appointed by Governor Greg Abbott in 2021. He founded Clean Line Energy and has extensive public sector experience, including roles as Senior Policy Advisor to U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham and Energy Policy Director to Texas Governor George W. Bush. Glotfelty also […]
Jason Ethier is an entrepreneur and innovator working to catalyze the energy transition. He has started, financed, and played leadership roles in many ventures and startups. These ventures include Greentown Labs, the nation’s largest Climatetech incubator; Dynamo Micropower, which developed the world’s first battery-hybrid gas turbine power plant; Excelsior, a program which brought the first […]
For more than three decades, Dub Taylor has helped advance cost-effective, clean energy technology and policy through his work in the public and private sectors. He currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of the Texas PACE Authority, and is active on the Boards of several local, state, and national organizations focused on clean energy technology […]
Josh Brooks is a partner with WayBright, LLC, a project development, finance, and management platform designed to accelerate the deployment of clean energy, clean water, and infrastructure services across the U.S. and Mexico. Prior to WayBright, Josh served as Chief of Staff to Amory Lovins, founder, and former Chief Scientist of RMI, a world-leading energy […]
Physicist Amory Lovins (1947– ) is cofounder (1982) and chairman emeritus of RMI, which he served as chief scientist 2007–19 and now supports as a contractor and trustee; energy advisor to major firms and governments in 70+ countries for 45+ years; author of 31 books and more than 700 papers; and an integrative designer of […]