Kenneth Gillingham is a Professor of Economics at Yale University and Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the Yale School of the Environment. He holds a primary appointment in the School of the Environment and secondary appointments in the Department of Economics, School of Management, and Jackson School of Global Affairs. In 2015-2016 he served as the Senior Economist for Energy and the Environment at the White House Council of Economic Advisers. He is a AAAS Fellow and is a member of the Board of Environmental Change & Society at the National Academies. He is an energy and environmental economist drawing from the fields of applied microeconomics, industrial organization, and energy modeling. One of his major areas of inquiry is about the spatial patterns of diffusion of new energy technologies. He received a Ph.D. in Management Science & Engineering and Economics, as well as M.S. degrees in Statistics and Management Science & Engineering, from Stanford University. His undergraduate degree was an A.B. in Economics and Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College and he received a Fulbright award to study in New Zealand.
