Dave Bodde holds a joint appointment in the College of Business & Behavioral Science and the College of Engineering & Science, and he is a Senior Fellow of the Spiro Center. He has extensive experience in energy policy and technology assessment, and his current work focuses on the role of entrepreneurs in the innovation and commercialization of energy technologies. Prior to joining Clemson, Dr. Bodde held the Charles N. Kimball Chair in Technology and Innovation at the Henry W. Block School of Business and Public Administration, University of Missouri, Kansas City. He has served as corporate vice president, Midwest Research Institute, and president of MRI’s for-profit subsidiary, MRI Ventures. He was executive director of the National Research Council’s (NRC) Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems; assistant director, Congressional Budget Office; deputy assistant secretary, DOE; and manager, Engineering Analysis Office, Energy Systems Division, TRW, Inc. He has worked on numerous studies involving nuclear energy, coal, synthetic fuels, electric utilities, renewable energy technologies, and commercialization. He recently served as chairman of the Environmental Management Board, advising the DOE on the cleanup of the U.S. nuclear weapons complex, and is a member of the NRC Board on Energy and Environmental Systems. His current work includes research and teaching in the strategic use of technology to create new ventures in energy, the environment, and education. Dr. Bodde has received grants from the National Science Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He holds the Doctor of Business Administration, Harvard University (1976); Master of Science degrees in nuclear engineering (1972) and management (1973), both from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); and a B.S. from the United States Military Academy (1965).