Marc Chupka

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About Marc Chupka

All posts, comments, and reactions are my personal opinion, and do not constitute an endorsement. Marc Chupka is an energy expert with over three decades of public and private sector experience analyzing the market impacts of both domestic and international energy and environmental policy and assisting energy market clients in a broad span of management decisions. He applies rigorous quantitative analysis to complex problems and presents clear and accessible results to both expert and lay audiences. Prior to establishing Trailhead Energy Consultants in 2022, Mr. Chupka served as the Vice President for Research and Programs for the Energy Storage Association from February 2020 through December 2021. From through 2018, Mr. Chupka was a Principal at The Brattle Group in Washington DC. Before joining The Brattle Group, Mr. Chupka was a Principal in the economic consulting firm of PHB/Hagler Bailly (formerly Putnam, Hayes & Bartlett, Inc.). Mr. Chupka also served as the acting Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy and International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy. In that capacity, he was the primary policy advisor to the Secretary of Energy and testified several times before U.S. Congressional Committees. Mr. Chupka authored several key policy documents, including the President’s 1993 Climate Change Action Plan and the Department of Energy’s Sustainable Energy Strategy in 1995. Mr. Chupka also served as the Chief Economist and Associate Director of Air, Energy and Transportation at the White House Office of Environmental Policy in 1993-1994. Prior to his Administration Service, he was a Staff Economist at the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress. From 1989 through 1991, he was a Senior Associate and Project Director at ICF Incorporated, and between 1984 and 1989 he was an Analyst in the Natural Resources and Commerce Division of the Congressional Budget Office.