ISUW 2024 Speaker

Nikit Abhyankar
Scientist-Energy Markets and Policy Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Nikit Abhyankar is a Scientist in the Energy Markets and Policy Department at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He is also an Affiliate Senior Scientist at the Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley. He also serves as a Guest Faculty for the executive education program at University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Abhyankar has conducted extensive and impactful research on a range of key energy issues such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, and energy access in the United States and other key energy markets such as India, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. He regularly advises national / state governments, regulators, and utilities in multiple countries on designing clean energy policies and programs. Dr. Abhyankar has published over 80 peer reviewed journal papers, research reports, and conference papers, and his research has been widely covered in the media. Dr. Abhyankar received a PhD from Stanford University in Environment and Resources. He has a master’s degree in economics and an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering.