11/22/2024

Voting Results and Election of the 2025 USAEE Council

Following the close of member voting earlier this week, we are pleased to announce the confirmation of the twelve USAEE members who will serve on the 2025 USAEE Council:

President: Dean Foreman
Chief Economist | Texas Oil and Gas Association

President-Elect: Greg Upton
Executive Director and Associate Professor - Research | LSU Center for Energy Studies

Immediate Past President: Eric Hittinger
Department Chair, Public Policy | Rochester Institute of Technology

Secretary-Treasurer: Anna Broughel
Lecturer in Sustainable Energy Transition Policy | School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Vice President, Conferences: Karr Ingham
Economist and President | Texas Alliance of Energy Producers

Vice President, Academic Affairs: Jamal Mamkhezri
Associate Director, MA Economics Program & Associate Professor | New Mexico State University

Vice President, Communications: Samuel Lockhart Priestley
Postdoctoral Research Associate | Agriculture & Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University

Vice President, Business: Amy Brock
Market Intelligence Advisor | Chevron Services Company

Vice President, Government: Shruti K. Mishra
Senior Energy Economist | Sandia National Laboratories

Vice President, Membership and Chapter Liaison: Ning Lin
Chief Economist – Program Manager | Center for Energy Economics, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin

Council Member-at-Large: Travis Fisher
Director of Energy and Environmental Policy Studies | Cato Institute

Council Member-at-Large: Michael Plante
Senior Research Economist | Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

In addition to voting for a slate of nine nominees for uncontested Council seats, USAEE members cast ballots in the race for Vice-President, Government, which was contested by two of highly qualified candidates — Garrett Golding and eventual winner Shruti K. Mishra. The ten members elected this week are joined by Dean Foreman, who will transition from President-Elect to President in 2025, and by current President Eric Hittinger, who will serve as Immediate Past President beginning in January.

Four of those elected (Ning Lin, Jamal Mankhezri, Shruti K. Mishra, and Samuel Lockhart Priestley) are new to the Council, while eight serving this year will carry on in 2025. Next year's Council will comprise members spanning academia, industry, and government who reflect a broad array of specializations.

We offer our congratulations, thanks, and best wishes to all who will serve on the Council in the coming year. Our thanks also go to the many members who cast votes in this year's election for their active engagement in the selection of the 2025 Council.

Sincerely,

Helen Currie
Immediate Past President, USAEE / USAEE Nominations Committee Chair