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2019 Carnot Prize Policy Lecture and Award Ceremony
Event Summary
This year marks our fifth annual Carnot Prize for distinguished contributions to energy policy—and our 2019 recipient is Cheryl LaFleur, commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Join us for a lecture in her honor, “Energy Transitions: Lessons from Economic History,” by Penn economist Jesús Fernández-Villaverde. Provost Wendell Pritchett will present the award and a reception will follow.
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Cheryl LaFleur
Former Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCheryl LaFleur is the former commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. She is the 2019 recipient of the Carnot Prize for distinguished contributions to energy policy.
Jesús Fernández-Villaverde
Professor of EconomicsJesús Fernández-Villaverde is a professor of economics and research associate for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Penn’s Population Studies Center, and a Research Affiliate for the Centre for Economic Policy Research.
Wendell Pritchett
Provost, University of PennsylvaniaWendell Pritchett is the provost of the University of Pennsylvania and presidential professor of law and education at Penn Law. Pritchett, who holds a Ph.D. in history from Penn and is an award-winning urban historian, earned his law degree at Yale.
Learn more about the history of the Carnot Prize and see previous winners.
