Ken Bagstad
Visiting Policy Fellow at U.S. Geological Survey
Greater Burlington Area United States
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Top SchoolKen Bagstad is a seasoned ecological economist and policy fellow with 15+ years building natural capital accounting systems that connect ecosystem science to economic decision-making. He has led U.S. federal collaborations across 27 agencies, advised UN and World Bank efforts on SEEA standards, and pioneered AI-enabled, FAIR-aligned tools like ARIES for transparent ecosystem valuation. Ken combines deep modeling expertise—integrating ecosystem services with macroeconomic forecasts—with practical experience translating accounts for public- and private-sector reporting and governance. His work spans on-the-ground ecology, statistical standards development, and semantic AI to make complex environmental data interoperable and decision-ready. Based in the Greater Burlington Area, he mentors early-career scientists and uniquely bridges rigorous science with policy impact to help organizations move past data paralysis.
15 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Ecological Economics, PhD, Ecological Economics at University of VermontMS, Plant Biology, MS, Plant Biology at Arizona State UniversityBA, Botany & Environmental Studies, BA, Botany & Environmental Studies at Ohio Wesleyan UniversityGithub contributions (3)
ariesteam/aries
Apr 2011 - Feb 2013
Contributions:570 commits in 1 year 10 months
ariesteam/ariesteam.github.com
May 2011 - Mar 2015
Contributions:91 commits, 11 pushes in 3 years 10 months
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