Professor Daniel R. Fischel is the president of the economic consulting firm Compass Lexecon and the Lee and Brena Freeman Professor of Law and Business Emeritus at The University of Chicago Law School. Daniel Fischel's areas of expertise are securities, corporation law, regulation of financial markets, and the application of the economics of corporate finance to problems in these areas. The previous Dean of The University of Chicago Law School, Prof. Fischel has published over 50 articles in leading legal and economics journals, many of which have been cited by courts at all levels including the Supreme Court, and has authored two books on economics and corporate law. He is a former professor at Northwestern University Law School and was a Supreme Court clerk for Justice Potter Stewart.

Mr. Adum has 30 years of experience in all aspects of the power generation field including business development, permitting, engineering, thermal cycle analysis, project management, operations and maintenance. He has worked on wind, coal, natural gas, cogeneration, solar, biomass, and  gasification projects. Mr. Adum has developed over 3,000 MWs of power projects.

Mr. Adum has held various positions with Abengoa, Invenergy, and Pacific Gas & Electric including Vice President of Strategic Relations North America, Director of Business Development for Latin America, Director of Project and Business Development, and Director of Environmental Affairs.

Education: MBA from Saint Joseph’s University- Philadelphia, PA; BS in Marine Engineering from the SUNY Maritime College- Fort Schuyler, NY; Registered Professional Engineer in the States of Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Dr. Marcia K. McNutt is the former Director of the U.S. Geological Survey and current Editor-in-Chief of the Science family of journals. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She was awarded by the American Geophysical Union the Macelwane Medal in 1988 for research accomplishments by a young scientist and the Maurice Ewing Medal in 2007 for her significant contributions to deep-sea exploration. She holds honorary doctoral degrees from the University of Minnesota, Colorado College, Monmouth University, and Colorado School of Mines. Dr. McNutt received her Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.