Elliott J. Nethercutt is the director of state regulatory policy at the Edison Electric Institute where he works with members on advocacy, policy positions, and initiatives related to the energy transition, rate reform, emerging technologies, and other industry issues. Previously, he worked at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), supporting regulators on topics including resource adequacy, performance-based ratemaking, and the interplay between implementing energy policies and maintaining system reliability. Prior to that, he was a principal economist at the National Regulatory Research Institute, which was closely associated with NARUC. Elliott has also advanced market design enhancements at the California Independent System Operator, developed reliability assessments at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, and supported the advancement of smart grid investment grants and transmission siting activities at the U.S. Department of Energy. He holds a master’s degree in applied economics from the Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Colorado.