Kenneth Gillingham is a Professor of Economics at Yale University, with a primary appointment in the School of the Environment and secondary appointments in the Department of Economics and School of Management. In 2015-2016 Mr. Gillingham served as the Senior Economist for Energy and the Environment at the White House Council of Economic Advisers. He has published widely on consumer decisions and policy in the energy sector in top journals in economics and science. Mr. Gillingham's work focuses on the adoption of new energy technologies, energy efficiency, and transportation energy use.

Mr. Gilingham is an Associate Editor at the Review of Economics & Statistics and is on the editorial boards of the Energy Journal and Energy Efficiency. His research has been funded by National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy, and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Gillingham was a Fulbright Fellow in New Zealand and has also worked at Resources for the Future, the California Air Resources Board, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. He received a Ph.D. in Management Science & Engineering and Economics, as well as M.S. degrees in Statistics and Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University, and an A.B. in Economics and Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College.