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Sam Trachtman
Hello! I’m a Senior Researcher at the Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI), where I’m spearheading our new program on the political economy of California. Our core aim is to produce research and insights that help practitioners to deliver state-level governance or policy reforms with broad benefits for California.
Previously, I led research on the Abundance Accelerator at the Goldman School of Public Policy’s Possibility Lab. I was also a postdoctoral fellow for the Consortium on the American Political Economy. I received my PhD in Political Science from UC Berkeley in 2021.
My academic research has been published in journals including American Political Science Review, Energy Policy, Governance, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Nature Energy, Public Opinion Quarterly, and Perspectives on Politics.
To get in touch with me, please send me an email at sam [dot] trachtman [at] berkeley [dot] edu.