Jonathan Phillips

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Jonathan is the Director of the James E. Rogers Energy Access Project at Duke University, with an appointment at Duke’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment, & Sustainability. His work focuses on policy, regulatory, and economic issues related to rural electrification, grid de-carbonization, off-grid energy systems, and energy for productivity, especially in the Global South. He’s held a variety of roles in US Congress, including the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming as well as the House Natural Resources Committee. Jonathan volunteered with the Peace Corps in Mongolia. He received a bachelor’s degree from the Milwaukee School of Engineering and a master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School.

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