The Different Faces of Capital: Investments for a Dynamic Africa
David Nissen, Columbia University
David Nissen is a professor of Practice in International and Public
Affairs and director of the Program in International Energy Management and Policy at the Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy.
Nissen's publications include numerous articles in Econometrica,
Review of Economic Studies, Management Science, and various energy
journals. Nissen's recent publications include "LNG: An Increasing
Project Financing Role in a Growing Business" in International Project
Finance Annual (2002).
Nissen holds a BS from the California Institute of Technology as well
as an MA in Statistics and a PhD in Economics, both from the
University of California at Berkeley. For 12 years prior to joining
SIPA, Nissen managed the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and the gas
strategic consulting practice at Poten and Partners, Inc., a leading
commercial and energy consulting firm. He has held senior positions
with Exxon's Corporate Planning Department and Chase Manhattan's
Corporate Lending Group. Nissen also served in the U.S. Federal Energy
Administration (precursor to the Department of Energy) during the
Carter Administration, where he directed the quantitative assessment
of the Carter Administration's National Energy Plan. Professor Nissen
has held faculty positions at the Rutgers School of Business and the
Rice University Department of Economics.