Christopher Flavin is President of the Worldwatch Institute, an international research organization whose focus is an environmentally sustainable future. Worldwatch is recognized for its path-breaking work on the global connections between economic, social, and environmental trends. Mr. Flavin is a regular co-author of the Institute’s State of the World book, which has been published in 36 languages.

Christopher Flavin’s research and writing focus on the development of an environmentally sustainable economy, with a focus on energy. He has written extensively on energy strategies and policies, including renewable sources of energy, electricity restructuring, and the potential for hydrogen. He is co-author of three books on energy, including Power Surge: Guide to the Coming Energy Revolution (WW Norton, 1994), in which he proposed a long-term path to a post-petroleum energy economy.

Mr. Flavin serves on the boards of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy, the Climate Institute, the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, the Global Environment Institute, and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies. Mr. Flavin appears regularly on radio and television, including the BBC, CNN, NPR, PBS’s Newshour, and Voice of America. He is a native of Monterey California and a graduate of Williams College, where he studied economics, biology, and environmental studies.