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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 goal is to produce research insights that help policymakers in state government to overcome political barriers and advance policies that mitigate California’s affordability problem.

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.trachtman@berkeley.edu.