Randall Nottingham
Chief of Party, USAID Laos Energy Security Activity

Education

• MS, Energy Economics, Management, and Policy, University of Pennsylvania, 1995
• MS, Petroleum Economics and Management, Institut Français du Pétrole, 1994
• BA, Energy and Environmental Policy Studies, Syracuse University, 1992

Areas of Specialization/Experience

• Project management
• Energy economics and modeling
• Policy development and analysis
• Private sector/SME development
• Project financial analysis
• Individual and institutional capacity building
• Monitoring, evaluation, and learning

Previous Positions

• Team Leader/Consultant, Energy Security and Resource Efficiency in Somaliland, 2015 – 2020
• Petroleum Policy and Fiscal Advisor, Technical Assistance to Ministry of Petroleum and Mines (Afghanistan), 2016
• Economic Policy and Capacity Development Advisor/Deputy Team Leader, Technical Assistance to Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Afghanistan), 2012 – 2016
• Deputy Team Leader/Senior Energy Economist, World Bank Energy Infrastructure Projects (Afghanistan), 2012 – 2013
• Chief of Party/Director/Senior Energy Economist, Afghan Energy Information Center, 2004 – 2012
• Capacity Building Specialist and Senior Energy Economist, Energy Analysis and Policy Office (Indonesia), 2002 – 2004
• Senior Petroleum Economist, Standard & Poor's DRI Emerging Markets Group, 1998 – 2000
• Associate Economist, Standard & Poor's DRI Global Energy Group, 1995 – 1998