Clark Williams-Derry

Clark Williams-Derry focuses on United States and global and energy markets, particularly issues affecting the Western United States. Williams-Derry’s recent research has covered the financial and fiscal implications of “self-bonding” for coal mine reclamation; the financial viability of West Coast coal export projects; Pacific Rim coal market dynamics; greenhouse gas accounting for coal export projects; issues emerging from coal industry bankruptcies; and the interactions between federal coal leasing policy and coal exports. He is an in-demand speaker, writer, consultant, and media spokesperson on sustainability topics. Williams-Derry spent 15 years directing Sightline’s research team. Before joining Sightline, Williams-Derry was a policy analyst and researcher for National Audubon Society and Environmental Working Group in Washington, DC. He graduated summa cum laude from Yale University in 1989 with a joint degree in mathematics and philosophy. A resident of Seattle, Clark spends his spare time with his wife Amy and their two daughters. Find Clark's research here, email him at clark [at] sightline [dot] org, and follow him on Twitter at @ClarkWDerry.