Michael Orlando

Michael Orlando is Executive Director and Lecturer with the J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities & Energy Management at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. With over 30 years of professional experience spanning business, government, and education sectors, Dr. Orlando brings extensive expertise in energy and resource markets to his academic role.

His professional journey includes significant positions at:

• Shell Oil Company as a reservoir and environmental engineer
• The Federal Reserve System as a Research Economist and later as Vice President and Branch Executive of the Denver Branch
• Econ One Research as a consultant providing expert testimony on energy and infrastructure matters
• Previous teaching roles at Washington University in St. Louis, The Pennsylvania State University, and Tulane University

Dr. Orlando's research focuses on applied microeconomics with particular emphasis on:

• Economic geography and industrial demography
• Network economics
• Energy and environmental policy
• Financial regulatory policy
• Corporate governance

He has co-authored a textbook on money and banking and is recognized as an award-winning instructor. His teaching portfolio includes courses on corporate finance, commodity markets, energy business management, and ESG strategy.

Dr. Orlando holds advanced degrees in both engineering and economics:

• Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis
• M.B.A. in Business Administration from Tulane University
• B.S. in Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University