Board of Advisors

Some of the most distinguished leaders in industry, government, public interest organizations, and academia serve on the Institute’s Board of Advisors. These leaders and experts provide invaluable insight and advice on research opportunities, funding strategies, and outreach. ITS-Davis is grateful for their time, wisdom, and guidance.


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Thomas Becker
Vice President, Corporate and
  Government Relations, BMW
  Group
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James D. Boyd
Chair, California Plug-in
  Electric Vehicle
  Collaborative
Website
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Thomas C. Briggs
Vice President, Policy and
  Communications, BP
  Alternative Energy Ltd.
Website
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Norman L. Bryan
Vice President, (Retired),
  Pacific Gas and Electric
  Company
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David Burwell
Director of Energy and
  Climate Program, Carnegie
  Endowment for International
  Peace
Website
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Tom Eizember
Senior Planning Advisor,
  ExxonMobil Corporation
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Robert Epstein
Co-Founder and President,
  Environmental Entrepreneurs
Website
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Emil Frankel
Director of Transportation
  Policy, Bipartisan Policy
  Center
Website
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Genevieve Giuliano
Professor and Director,
  METRANS Transportation
  Center, University of
  Southern California
Website
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David L. Greene
Corporate Fellow, Center for
  Transportation Analysis, Oak
  Ridge National Laboratory
Website
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Larry F. Greene
Executive Director/Air
  Pollution Control Officer,
  Sacramento Metropolitan Air
  Quality Management Distrct
Website
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Wendy M. James
President, The Better World
  Group
Website
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Larry R. Johnson
Director, Transportation
  Technology R&D Center,
  Argonne National Laboratory
Website
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Stella Li
Senior Vice President, BYD
  Company Ltd.
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Chung S. Liu
Deputy Executive Officer and
  Chief Scientist, South Coast
  Air Quality Management
  District
Website
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Alan C. Lloyd
President, International
  Council on Clean
  Transportation
Former Secretary, California
  EPA
Website
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Hani S. Mahmassani
W.A. Patterson Distinguished
  Chair in Transportation,
  Northwestern University
  Transportation Center
Website
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Fred L. Mannering
Professor, School of Civil
  Engineering, Purdue
  University
Website
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Dave Meisel
Director of Transportation
  Services, Pacific Gas and
  Electric Company
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Robert F. Sawyer
Professor Emeritus,
  University of California,
  Berkeley
Former Chair, California Air
  Resources Board
Website
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Joseph L. Schofer
Professor, Civil Engineering
  and Transportation
Associate Dean, McCormick
  School of Engineering &
  Applied Science, Northwestern
  University
Website
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Jananne Sharpless
Board member, Western
  Electricity Coordinating
  Council
Former Chair, California Air
  Resources Board
Former Commissioner, Calif.
  Energy Commission
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Minoru Shinohara
Senior Vice President,
  Technology Development,
  Nissan Motor Company, Ltd.
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Graeme Sweeney
Executive Vice President,
  Shell International Petroleum
  Company, Ltd.
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Andreas Truckenbrodt
Chief Executive Officer,
  Automotive Fuel Cell
  Cooperation Corp.
Website
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Dr. Hiroyuki Watanabe
Senior Managing Director,
  Board Member, Toyota Motor
  Corporation