David Kathan
Dr. David Kathan is a former Senior Economist with the Office of Energy Policy and Innovation at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and currently serves as President of Kathan Energy Consulting, a boutique consulting firm focused on electric power issues, demand response, DER and grid modernization. Dr. Kathan retired from the Commission at the end of 2022 after 20 years at the Commission. At FERC, Dr. Kathan worked on market design issues, including demand response, scarcity pricing, and resource adequacy. Dr. Kathan was the project lead for numerous projects, including the Commission’s rulemaking proceeding on incorporating DER aggregation into the wholesale market that resulted in Order No. 2222 and the commission’s demand response report required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Prior to joining FERC, Dr. Kathan was a Principal at ICF Consulting, where he consulted on economic, environmental, and quantitative issues related to the electric power industry, with a focus on demand response and electric system modeling. Dr. Kathan received his B.A. from Grinnell College in Economics, and his Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.