Dr. John Talberth, President and Consulting Economist. John holds a Ph.D. in International and Environmental Economics from the University of New Mexico and an M.A. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon. His areas of expertise include non-market valuation, international trade, public policy, benefit-cost analysis, forest management, sustainable development, and land use planning. He has published articles in several peer reviewed journals including Ecological Economics, Contemporary Economic Policy, Natural Resources Journal and Environment, Development and Sustainability. John is presently the Director of the Sustainability Indicators Program at Redefining Progress in Oakland, California and coordinates scientific advances as well as policy applications of sustainability metrics such as the Genuine Progress Indicator and Ecological Footprint. John was the co-founder of Forest Conservation Council in the late 1980s, and has led several grassroots campaigns to secure permanent protection for native forests and wildlands in the Pacific Northwest and Southwest, fight urban sprawl, and protect migratory birds. John also co-founded Ecology and Law Institute (ELI) in 2000, and has published dozens of reports and studies quantifying the costs and benefits of public policy decisions for ELI's non-profit and government clients.

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