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State University. He is former President of the Maryland Council for Dispute Resolution and a
member of the Association for Conflict Resolution.
Name: John Wilson
Current Position: Energy Foundation, Buildings Program
Director
Role: Policy Expert
Telephone Number: +1 415 561 6700
E‐mail: john@ef.org
Mr John Wilson spent 30 years with the California Energy Commission (CEC), and is now the
Program Director for Buildings with non‐profit organization Energy Foundation in San
Francisco. During his time with the CEC, Mr Wilson’s activities emphasized developing new
building and appliance efficiency standards, oversight of the Commission’s US$80 million per
year Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program, and developing long‐term scenarios for
California’s energy system. Mr Wilson was a winner of the American Council for an Energy
Efficient Economy’s “Champion of Energy Efficiency” Award in 2006 for his work on increasing
the efficiency of external power supplies. He was a member of the Boards of the Consortium for
Energy Efficiency, the New Buildings Institute, the Building Codes Assistance Project, and the
Appliance Standards Awareness Project. He was also chair of the Buildings Committee of the
National Association of State Energy Officials. Mr Wilson has B.A. and M.A. degrees in
economics from the University of California (Berkeley and Davis).
Name: Professor Eduardo Maldonado
Current Position: Energy Agency of Portugal and Professor
at Universidade do Porto
Role: Policy Expert
Telephone Number: Not available
E‐mail: eduardo.maldonado@gppq.mctes.pt / ebm@fe.up.pt
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