Brian K. Edwards received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, San Diego, in 1984 and has over twenty years of experience in economic modeling, econometrics, macroeconomic and regional economic modeling, forecasting, and in energy, environmental, and natural resource economics. He has published numerous reports, academic publications, and recently authored a book The Economics of Hydroelectric Power (2003). He is currently the Team Lead of the Socio-Economics Network Team of the Decision Analysis Division of Los Alamos National Laboratory. He has also economist positions at the National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Argonne National Laboratory, LECG, and RCF Economic and Financial Consulting. He also has a private consulting practice, Brian K. Edwards Associates.