John J. Berger
John J. Berger, Ph.D. is an energy and environmental policy specialist, prize-winning author, and journalist. His careerhas been devoted to research, writing, consulting, institution-building, teaching, and action on a broad range of issues, especially renewable energy and climate but also energy transition policies, politics, and environmental restoration.
Dr. Berger has produced 11 books and hundreds of articles for publications including Scientific American, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe and others in addition to consulting for the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, corporations, utilities, and Congress. A graduate of Stanford and the University of California, he has also been a newspaperman, editor, and a visiting professor at the University of Maryland. He is the founder, board chair, and CEO of Accelerating the Transition and Chairman of the Board of Directors and has founded or co-founded three other nonprofitorganizations.