David Nissen

School of International and Public Affairs
Columbia University
420 West 118 th Street
New York, NY 10027
212.854.9940
dn2022@columbia.edu

Education:

PhD Economics (1968), Ford Dissertation Fellow, University of California at Berkeley
MA Statistics (1966), University of California at Berkeley
BS Chemistry (1960), California Institute of Technology

Employment

Columbia University, School for International and Public Affairs : Professor in Practice and Director, Program in International Energy Management and Policy, Center for Energy, Marine Transportation, and Policy, 2002 - present

Poten & Partners, Inc. Manager, Strategic Consulting, Gas and LNG, 1989-2002; LNG project, market, and competitor analysis

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Business : Visiting Professor,
1986-1989: corporate finance and business economics

Exxon Corporation, Corporate Planning Department : Senior Advisor, 1981-1986: energy outlook and oil market forecasting

Chase Manhattan Bank, Corporate Banking Group: , Manager, Modeling and Forecasting,
1977-1981: energy outlooks and borrower cashflow evaluation

Federal Energy Administration, Energy Information Administration: ,
Director, Office of Energy Systems (last position) , 1974-1977: directed the quantitative assessment of the Carter National Energy Plan

Resource Management Corporation: Senior Analyst, 1971-1974

Rice University, Department of Economics:, Assistant Professor of Economics and
Business Administration s, 1966-1971

Professional Service

National Bureau of Economic Research, Energy Modeling Facility Advisory Committee (1975-1976)

National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Nuclear and Alternative Energy Sources, Modeling Resources Group (1978)

Stanford Energy Modeling Forum Studies: Coal in Transition (1977-1978), Energy Demand Elasticity (1978-1980), World Oil Markets (1980-1982), International Oil Supplies and Demands (1990-1992)

The Energy Journal, Board of Editors (1988-90)

International Association for Energy Economics (charter member)

Publications

Over twenty articles including publications in Econometrica , Review of Economic Studies , Management Science, and in energy industry journals and proceedings.

Text Bio

David Nissen is Professor in Practice and Director of the program in International Energy Management and Policy at Columbia's School for International and Public Affairs. In the 1970s, Prior to joining Columbia, he held senior positions with Chase Manhattan Bank's energy lending group and Exxon's corporate planning department. In the 1970s at the Federal Energy Administration, he directed the analysis of President Carter's National Energy Plan. He is a charter member of the International Association for Energy Economics. He holds a BS in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology and a PhD in economics from the University of California at Berkeley.