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Jonathan Koomey is a researcher, author, lecturer, and entrepreneur whose work spans climate solutions, critical thinking skills, and the energy and environmental effects of information technology. Dr. Koomey holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley, and an A.B. in History and Science from Harvard University.

Dr. Koomey was a lecturer in Earth Systems at the School of Earth, Energy, & Environmental Sciences at Stanford University from November 2016 through June 2018. From September 2012 to November 2016 he was a Research Fellow at the Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance at Stanford University and was a Consulting Professor at Stanford in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering from 2004 until August 31st, 2012.

Dr. Koomey has held visiting professorships at UC Berkeley (Fall 2011), Yale (Fall 2009) and Stanford (2003-4 and Fall 2008). He was also a lecturer in management at Stanford's Graduate School of Business in Spring 2013. Dr. Koomey worked as a researcher and scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) for more than two decades and is a Research Affiliate of the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California, Berkeley. In 2012 Koomey was named by GigaOm as one of ten innovators changing the game for Internet infrastructure, and by CIO Magazine/Infoworld as one of fifteen superstars of sustainable IT.

Dr. Koomey is the author or coauthor of more than 200 articles and reports and ten books, including Turning Numbers into Knowledge:Mastering the Art of Problem Solving and Solving Climate Change: A Guide for Learners and Leaders.

Koomey often speaks at conferences, universities, and corporate events. To track him down, send an email or call 650.517.3456.

Mastadon: @jgkoomey@mastodon.energy

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Zachary Schmidt has over a decade of experience working as a researcher and analyst for Koomey Analytics. He has a BA from UC Berkeley with a major in English Literature and a minor in Energy and Resources, and has completed the Certificate Program in Data Science from UC Berkeley Extension. He builds software and analyzes data to help understand and solve energy-related problems.