John Helveston

John Helveston, assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering, is interested in understanding the factors that shape technological change, with a particular focus on transitioning to more sustainable and energy-saving technologies. Within this broader category, he studies consumer preferences and market demand for new technologies as well as relationships between innovation, industry structure, and technology policy. He has explored these themes in the context of China’s rapidly developing electric vehicle industry. He can discuss the key climate change policies at the forefront of this election cycle and what each candidate would mean for climate policy.