Dr. Lyndie Hice-Dunton is Executive Director of the Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA); a partnership formed by fishermen and offshore wind leaders in collaboration with federal and state agencies. Dr. Hice-Dunton has a background in fisheries science, environmental policy and offshore development, and began working in offshore wind in 2016, most notably as the technical lead for the New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan’s Fish and Fisheries Study and Fisheries Technical Working Group.

Professor Eric Hines directs the offshore wind energy graduate program at Tufts University, where he leads the transdisciplinary Power Systems and Markets Research Group. Dr. Hines has over 20 years of experience in the field, including work on the Wind Technology Testing Center in Charlestown, MA, the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, Beijing’s Yin Tai Center, and the Block Island Wind Farm.

Hannes Pfeifenberger, a Principal at The Brattle Group, is an economist with a background in electrical engineering and over twenty-five years of experience in the areas of regulatory economics and finance. He specializes in electricity market design, transmission pricing and cost-benefit analyses.

Dr. Walter Graf is an Associate at the Brattle Group with expertise in electricity wholesale market design and analysis, load forecasting, and rate design. His work focuses on addressing economic issues facing regulators, market operators, and market participants in the electricity industry in the transition to a low-carbon supply mix.