Severin Borenstein

Severin Borenstein holds the E.T. Grether Professorship in Business Administration and Public Policy at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, where he serves as faculty director of the Energy Institute. He remains an active research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and holds Director Emeritus status for the University of California Energy Institute (1994-2014).

His educational background includes an AB from UC Berkeley and a PhD in Economics from MIT.

Borenstein's research centers on industrial organization and regulatory economics, with deep expertise in energy markets. He investigates electricity pricing models, renewable energy integration, greenhouse gas reduction policies, and market dynamics in airlines/oil sectors. His work bridges theoretical economic analysis with real-world policy design for decarbonization and market efficiency.

As faculty director of the Energy Institute at Haas, he leads interdisciplinary research on energy transitions, market design, and climate policy. The institute serves as a hub for industry engagement and policy innovation.

His extensive public service includes chairing California's Petroleum Market Advisory Committee (2015-2017), advising the California Air Resources Board on cap-and-trade systems (2012-2013), and current membership on the California Independent System Operator Governing Board (since 2019) and Bay Area Air Quality Management District Advisory Council (since 2015).