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Mr. Loren COX
Associate Director for Program Development, MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mr. Loren C. Cox Associate Director, Program Development MIT Global Change Joint Program/CEEPR 15700 Water Oak Court Punta Gorda, FL 33982 USA Tel: +1 941 6377899 Fax: +1 941 6379266 E-mail: lorencox@mit.edu Url: http://web.mit.edu/globalchange

After finishing his M.A. (U. of Oregon) in 1963, Mr. Cox spent 7 years in Africa and Asia with the U.S. Peace Corps. He then worked for 8 years in staff positions with the U.S. House of Representatives, the last 6 as Professional Staff (Energy) with the Ways & Means Committee, where he also was Staff Coordinator. He began work at MIT in 1978 as Executive Director (Director in 1980) of the Center for Energy Policy Research, and from 1980 was a lecturer in the Sloan School of Management. From 1986 to 1994 he was Director for Planning and Research Development of Columbia University's Earth Observatory. In 1995, Mr. Cox returned to MIT as Associate Director of the Center for Energy & Environmental Policy Research, and a year later also became Associate Director of the Joint Program on the Science & Policy of Global Change. He also consults to governments and private companies on energy market and policy matters.