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Oliver McPherson-Smith,Ph.D

Vice Chair, Energy & Environment

The knowledge of the circumstances of which we must make use never exists in concentrated or integrated form but solely as the dispersed bits of incomplete and frequently contradictory knowledge which all the separate individuals possess.

- Hayek

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Oliver McPherson-Smith, Ph.D is from Sydney, Australia, and currently serves as the Vice Chair of Energy & Environment. He previously served as the inaugural Executive Director of the National Energy Dominance Council and Deputy Assistant to the President in the White House. Dr. McPherson-Smith earned a PhD in political science from the University of Oxford, a master’s degree in Middle Eastern studies from Harvard University, and a bachelor’s degree in land economy from the University of Cambridge. His research has been published in several leading academic journals, and he maintains a fluency in Russian, French, and Spanish. Before his research career, Dr. McPherson-Smith worked as a television correspondent in Africa and Europe. He enjoys surfing, skiing, and debating tax policy with his husband. He is a proud naturalized citizen.

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