Rodney E. Stevenson, Senior Faculty Advisor rstevenson@bus.wisc.edu

Rodney Stevenson is Professor of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition he is the Senior Faculty Advisor for the Wisconsin Public Utility Institute and the past Chair of the Energy Analysis and Policy graduate program of the University's Institute for Environmental Studies. Professor Stevenson received his Ph.D. in economics from Michigan State University and his B.A. in economics from Monmouth College (Illinois).

Professor Stevenson's research interests have focused on regulatory economics and policy, institutional economics, and performance measurement. His most recent research involves analyses of electric utility restructuring, costing and pricing of electric utility service, provision of energy efficiency services, and telecommunications infrastructure development. He has authored several articles, chapters, and technical reports published in journals such as the American Economic Review, Columbia Journal of World Business, The Electricity Journal, International Economic Review, Journal of Economic Issues, Journal of Economics and Business, Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Land Economics, Public Utilities Fortnightly, Resources and Energy, and Utility Policy.

Professor Stevenson has taught courses on Public Utilities, Business and Government, Economics of Regulation, Energy Economics, Managerial Economics, Business and the Environment, and Risk and the Environment. In addition he has lectured in many executive development programs and for a variety of organizations, state legislatures, state and federal regulatory agencies, and consumer and environmental groups. Internationally, Professor Stevenson has conducted training programs and educational sessions in Japan, Egypt, Korea, the Philippines, and China.

Professor Stevenson has served as a consultant, advisor, and expert witness for numerous utilities, state and federal regulatory agencies, legislative bodies, and consumer and environmental organizations. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Wisconsin, he was a member of the economics faculty of Michigan State University, taught at the University of Maryland and was an employee of the U.S. Federal Power Commission and the U.S. Postal Rate Commission. He served several years on the Board of Directors of the NARUC National Regulatory Research Institute and serves on the Board of Directors of the Energy Center of Wisconsin.

Currently, Professor Stevenson is teaching business ethics and corporate responsibility.

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