Jatin nathwani biography of albert

Professor Nathwani’s contributions have had a profound influence on energy policy research, capacity building, and community-building, all in support of transitioning global and national energy systems towards more just and sustainable outcomes.

Professor Nathwani is the founding Executive Director of the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) and held the prestigious inaugural Ontario Research Chair in Public Policy for Sustainable Energy (2007-2020) at the University of Waterloo.

At WISE, he led research initiatives on accelerating energy transitions for a zero-carbon economy through systems assessments of technology choices, financing strategies, risk management and public policy interventions. 

He currently co-directs, with Professor Joachim Knebel at Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT), Germany the global change initiative ‘Affordable Energy for Humanity’ (AE4H), comprising 150+ leading STEM experts, social scientists, and practitioners from 50+