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Brett Williams

Principal Advisor, Clean Transportation Department at Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE)
Brett Williams

Dr. Brett Williams is Principal Advisor for the Clean Transportation Department at the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE). He is a point person for EV market research, stakeholder engagement, policy analysis, and business development. Many of his activities are carried out in support of California’s $390 million Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, for which he leads transparency and evaluation efforts, as well as for related activities in other states. Brett has an undergraduate degree in Physics / Public Policy Analysis from Pomona College (Claremont CA), a master’s degree in Environment & Development from Cambridge University (UK), and PhD in Transportation Technology & Policy from UC Davis. Previously, Brett was: a researcher for Amory Lovins at the Rocky Mountain Institute, a postdoctoral scholar at UC Berkeley, and an Assistant Adjunct Professor of Public Policy at UCLA.