  {"id":865,"date":"2026-02-16T16:28:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/?page_id=865"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:28:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:28:36","slug":"instructors-and-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/rate-school\/instructors-and-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructors and Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/brian-lipman.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/brian-lipman.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Lipman\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Brian O. Lipman<\/strong><br \/>\nDirector, New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/gladys-brown-dutrieuille.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/gladys-brown-dutrieuille.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Gladys Brown-Dutrieuille\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Gladys Brown-Dutrieuille<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Advisor, Stevens and Lee Public Affairs<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/jay-kooper.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/jay-kooper.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Jay Kooper\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Jay L. Kooper<\/strong><br \/>\nVice President, General Counsel &amp; Secretary<br \/>\nMiddlesex Water Company<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-row\"> <div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/rich-henning.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/rich-henning.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Rich Henning\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Richard Henning<\/strong><br \/>\nPresident &amp; Chief Executive Officer<br \/>\nNew Jersey Utilities Association<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/stacy-peterson.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/stacy-peterson.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Stacy Peterson\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Stacy Peterson<\/strong><br \/>\nActing Director, Division of Revenue and Rates<br \/>\nNew Jersey Board of Public Utilities<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2025\/07\/pankaj-lal.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2025\/07\/pankaj-lal.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Pankaj Lal\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pankaj Lal<\/strong><br \/>\nDirector, CESAC<br \/>\nProfessor, Energy Economics and Sustainability<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-row\"> <div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/jason-stanek.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/jason-stanek.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Jason Stanek\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Jason Stanek<\/strong><br \/>\nExecutive Director, PJM Interconnection &#8211; Governmental Services<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2025\/07\/upendra-chivukula.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2025\/07\/upendra-chivukula.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Upendra Chivukula\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upendra Chivukula<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Advisor, CESAC<br \/>\nCommissioner, Emeritus, Board of Public Utilities<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/stefanie-brand.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/stefanie-brand.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Stefanie Brand\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Stefanie Brand<\/strong><br \/>\nFormer Director, New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-row\"> <div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/joe-bowring.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/joe-bowring.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Bowring\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Joseph Bowring<\/strong><br \/>\nPresident, Monitoring Analytics, LLC<br \/>\nIndependent Market Monitor for PJM Interconnection<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/tom-walker.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/tom-walker.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Walker\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Thomas N. Walker<\/strong><br \/>\nProject Manager, HNTB<br \/>\nFormer Director, Division of State Energy Services, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/raj-barua.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/raj-barua.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Raj Barua\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Raj Barua<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Fellow, CESAC<br \/>\nEarlier Public Service Commissions of District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-row\"> <div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/lillian-federico.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/lillian-federico.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Lilian Federico\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Lillian Federico<\/strong><br \/>\nResearch Director, Energy, S&amp;P Global<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/larry-barth.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/larry-barth.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Barth\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Larry Barth<\/strong><br \/>\nDirector Corporate Strategy, New Jersey Resources<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/thomas-bourgeois.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/thomas-bourgeois.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Bourgeois\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Thomas Bourgeois<\/strong><br \/>\nEx-Director, Policy Research Pace Land Use Law Center for Sustainability<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-row\"> <div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/steven-goldenberg.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/steven-goldenberg.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Steven Goldenberg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Steven Goldenberg<\/strong><br \/>\nChair of Giordano&#8217;s Energy, Climate Change and Public Utilities Practice Group <\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/murray-bevan.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/murray-bevan.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Murray Bevan\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Murray E. Bevan<\/strong><br \/>\nFounding Shareholder, Bevan, Mosca &amp; Giuditta, P.C.<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/cynthia-holland.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/cynthia-holland.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Cynthia Holland\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cynthia L.M. Holland<\/strong><br \/>\nAssociate General Counsel, Exelon<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-row\"> <div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/glen-thomas.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/glen-thomas.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Glen Thomas\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Glen Thomas<\/strong><br \/>\nPresident, GT Power Group <\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/andrew-mcnally.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/andrew-mcnally.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew McNally\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Andrew J. McNally<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Director, Government &amp; Regulatory Affairs<br \/>\nSouth Jersey Industries<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/lora-billings-dean.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/lora-billings-dean.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Lora Billings\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Lora Billings<\/strong><br \/>\nDean, College of Science and Mathematics<br \/>\nÌÇÐÄvlog<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-row\"> <div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/norman-kennard.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/norman-kennard.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Norman Kennard\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Norman J. Kennard<\/strong><br \/>\nMember, Eckert Seamans Cherin &amp; Mellot LLC<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2025\/07\/ram-dubey.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2025\/07\/ram-dubey.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Ram Dubey\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Ram Dubey<\/strong><br \/>\nProfessor, Economics,<br \/>\nFeliciano School of Business, ÌÇÐÄvlog<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/joe-accardo.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/joe-accardo.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Accardo Jr.\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Joseph F. Accardo Jr.<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Vice President, State Regulatory Affairs and Centralized Services<br \/>\nPSE&amp;G<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-row\"> <div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/pradip-chattopadhyay.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2026\/02\/pradip-chattopadhyay.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Pradip Chattopadhyay\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Pradip Chattopadhyay<\/strong><br \/>\nCommissioner, New Hampshire Public Utility Commission <\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2025\/07\/yang-deng.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2025\/07\/yang-deng.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Yang Deng\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Yang Deng<\/strong><br \/>\nAssociate Director, CESAC<br \/>\nProfessor, Earth &amp; Environmental Studies<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2025\/07\/vaibhav-anu.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2025\/07\/vaibhav-anu.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Vaibhav Anu\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Vaibhav Anu<\/strong><br \/>\nAssociate Professor, School of Computing<br \/>\nÌÇÐÄvlog<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-row\"> <div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2025\/12\/bharath-kumar-samanthula.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2025\/12\/bharath-kumar-samanthula.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Bharath Kumar Samanthula\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Bharath Kumar Samanthula<\/strong><br \/>\nAssociate Professor, School of Computing<br \/>\nÌÇÐÄvlog<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":846,"parent":844,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-865","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=865"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":891,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/865\/revisions\/891"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/clean-energy-sustainability-analytics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}