Ahmad Faruqui
Ahmad Faruqui (born on April 4, 1953) is a defense analyst and economist. He has contributed articles to "Dawn" newspaper and authored "Rethinking the National Security of Pakistan" in 2003 (Ashgate Publishing). He is a specialist in smart grid strategies, which includes demand forecasting, innovative rate design, energy efficiency, demand response, advanced metering infrastructure, technology assessment, and cost-benefit analysis. Education. He earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees in economics from the University of Karachi, where he was awarded the Rashid Minhas (Shaheed) Gold Medal, and a PhD in economics from the University of California, Davis, where he  was a Regents Fellow. Career. Dr. Faruqui worked with the Electric Power Research Institute and Barakat & Chamberlin. Later he served as Vice President at CRA International. Dr. He became a Principal in the energy practice at The Brattle Group in July 2006. During his career he has provided strategic advice, quantitative economic analysis, and litigation support to clients throughout North America, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. He was one of the lead architects of California's experiment with dynamic pricing that was done in the period of 2003-2005 with some 2,500 residential and small business customers. He has  appeared on Fox Business News, National Public Radio and Voice of America. He has contributed op-ed pieces on national security issues to Asia Times (Hong Kong), Daily Times (Lahore), The Far Eastern Economic Review (Hong Kong), The News Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois), The Contra Costa Times (Danville, California), The Friday Times (Lahore, Pakistan), The San Francisco Chronicle, The San Jose Mercury, The News on Sunday (Karachi, Pakistan), The Nation (Lahore, Pakistan), Pakistan Link, Pakistan Today, The Weekly Independent (Lahore, Pakistan) and Wisconsin State Journal. He has taught economics at the University of California - Davis, San  Jose State University, and Karachi University and lectured on national security issues at the Army War College, Naval Postgraduate School, Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley. He belongs to the American Economic Association, the Association of Energy Service Professionals, Economists for Peace and Security, Nature Conservancy and the Sierra Club. References. Source: http://www.aiis-website.org/