About the Authors

Capital Cycles and the Timing of Climate Change Policy

Author Bios

Robert J. Lempert, RAND

ROBERT J. LEMPERT, a senior scientist at RAND, is an expert in science and technology policy, with a special interest in climate change, energy, and the environment. His work utilizes and develops new computer-assisted methods for planning under conditions of complexity and deep uncertainty. Dr. Lempert has led studies on climate change policy, long-term policy analysis, and science and technology investment strategies for clients such as the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the U.S. Department of Energy, and a variety of multinational firms. Dr. Lempert is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Professor of Policy Analysis in the RAND Graduate School. Dr. Lempert received a B.A. from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Harvard University.

Steven W. Popper, RAND

STEVEN W. POPPER is a RAND Senior Economist and Professor of Science and Technology Policy in the RAND Graduate School. From 1996 to 2001 he was the Associate Director of RAND's Science and Technology Policy Institute (S&TPI). His S&TPI work provides research and analytic support to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and other agencies of the executive branch. His recent projects include work on critical technologies (including principal authorship of the Fourth U.S. National Critical Technologies Review), national innovation systems, and federal R&D portfolio decision-making (for the National Science Board). Dr. Popper is co-project leader for the initial project in the new RAND Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Term Future. He has published research on the economics of innovation-particularly how organizations identify and incorporate technological change. Dr. Popper has conducted research and has served as a consultant to several governments and international organizations on issues of regional economic development, industrial restructuring, and technology planning. Dr. Popper received a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley.

Susan A. Resetar, RAND

SUSAN A. RESETAR, an operations research analyst at RAND, is an expert in the areas of environmental management, environmental and energy technology innovation, and federal R&D planning. Industrial behavior has been a major focus of much of her work, and she has worked with the environmental technology industry, the chemical industry, the forest products industry, the aluminum industry, the aerospace industry, and the steel industry in various capacities. Her clients have included the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Energy, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the U.S. Department of Defense. During her 18-year tenure at RAND, Ms. Resetar has also gained substantial experience in cost and budget analysis. She holds an A.B. in Mathematics and Economics from Cornell University and an M.S. in Operations Research from the University of California at Berkeley.

Stuart L. Hart, University of North Carolina

STUART L. HART is Professor of Strategic Management, Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Scholar, and Director of the Center for Sustainable Enterprise at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School. Previously, he taught corporate strategy at the University of Michigan Business School and was the founding director of Michigan's Corporate Environmental Management Program. Professor Hart's research interests center on strategy innovation and change. He is particularly interested in the implications of environmentalism and sustainable development for corporate and competitive strategy. He was recognized as a "Faculty Pioneer" by the World Resources Institute in 1999 for his work in integrating environmental and social issues into the management education curriculum. He has published more than 50 papers and authored or edited four books. His article "Beyond Greening: Strategies for a Sustainable World" won the McKinsey Award for Best Article in the Harvard Business Review for 1997. Professor Hart earned a B.A. from the University of Rochester, an M.F.S. from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in strategic planning from the University of Michigan.