Robert L. Bradley, Jr.

Chairman

Robert L. Bradley, Jr. is the chairman of the Institute for Energy Research (IER). Bradley is one of the nation’s leading experts on the history and regulation of energy markets. Bradley has presented professional testimony on a host of energy issues before the U.S. Congress and state legislatures. As an issue expert and scholar, he is routinely quoted on energy and economic issues within national news reporting, as well as authoring numerous opinion-editorials which have been published in the New York Times and other leading publications.

In addition to his role at IER Bradley also holds positions as a visiting fellow for the Institute of Economic Affairs in London, and as an expert for several preeminent organizations, including the Cato Institute (adjunct scholar), Competitive Enterprise Institute (adjunct scholar); the University of Texas at Austin (honorary senior fellow) and the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University (academic review committee member).

Bradley has also been a Schultz Fellow for Economic Research (New York City) and Liberty Fund Fellow for Economic Research (Menlo Park, California) and is a member of the International Association for Energy Economics, the American Economics Association and the American Historical Association.

Bradley received a B.A. in economics (with honors) from Rollins College, where he received the S. Truman Olin Award in economics; a masters in economics from the University of Houston, a Ph.D. in political economy (with distinction) from International College.

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