James M. Griffin has extensive experience in antitrust economics and the calculation of damages in complex litigation. He is a professor of economics and public policy and holder of the Bob Bullock Chair in Public Policy and Economics at the George Bush School at Texas A&M University. He is also the director of the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy.

Prior to joining the Bush School in 2001, Mr. Griffin held the Cullen Professorship in the Department of Economics at Texas A&M. His previous academic positions included the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Houston. He is a Humboldt Fellow and is included in Who’s Who in Economics. He also serves on the editorial boards of three journals specializing in energy economics: The Energy Journal, Resources and Energy, and The Pacific and Asian Journal of Energy. 

Dr. Griffin is a nationally known authority in the area of energy economics. He coauthored with Henry Steele the leading textbook in the field, Energy Economics and Policy. Recently, Yale University Press published his latest book, A Smart Energy Policy. He is also the author of three other energy related books, two recently edited volumes on climate change (Global Climate Change: The Science, Economics, and Politics) and electricity deregulation (Electricity Deregulation: Choices and Challenges) as well as numerous articles in the leading economics journals.

Education

• University of Pennsylvania
  Ph.D., Economics, 1971
• Southern Methodist University
  B.A., Mathematics & Economics, 1966

Employment History

• George Bush School of Government & Public Service
  Bob Bullock Chair, Professor of Economics & Public Policy
  2001 - 2010
• LECG 
  Director
  2001 - 2010
• Department of Economics, Texas A & M University
  Professor of Economics
  1983 - 2001

Honors

• Bush School Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service
  George Bush School, 2009
• Humboldt Fellow, University of Koln
  Alexander Humboldt Foundation, 1981