Rose-Marie Payan

Rose-Marie Payan serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), teaching Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 161) during the Fall 2025 semester. Concurrently, she maintains full-time employment at Sempra Energy Utilities as a forecasting advisor and principal economic regulatory advisor for Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E), roles held since 2005.

Her academic credentials include:

• Undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of California, Davis (Regents’ Scholar)
• Master of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara
• Advanced to Ph.D. candidacy in Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara

With seventeen years of utility regulatory experience, Ms. Payan specializes in applying forecasting techniques to regulatory processes, quantitative analysis of large datasets, and translating technical results for diverse audiences. Her professional focus centers on regulatory economics within energy utility sectors, emphasizing practical data-driven solutions for regulatory compliance and forecasting.