Summary
Jeff Cook is a renewable energy policy and market analyst with 12 years of experience driving research and applied analysis at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, now leading the Policy Analysis group. He specializes in technology cost reduction, corporate procurement strategies, and the policy levers that accelerate clean energy deployment, with hands-on work across EV infrastructure, geothermal permitting, and clean manufacturing policy. His career blends rigorous academic training—a PhD in Political Science and an MS in Environmental Science and Policy—with practical state and federal policy analysis dating back to legislative trackers and emissions impacts. Jeff has taught environmental politics and mentored students, signaling a talent for translating complex policy into accessible guidance. Based in Fort Collins, he combines laboratory-grade research methods with real-world policy implementation, often bridging municipal, state, and federal perspectives. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic strategist who looks for underexplored cost-reduction pathways that make large-scale deployment politically and economically feasible.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Political Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Political Science at Colorado State University
Master of Science Environmental Science and Policy, Master of Science Environmental Science and Policy at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay