Jonathan Raab
Jonathan Raab
Email Address raab@raabassociates.org
Website http://www.raabassociates.org
Position or Title President
Professional Biography Dr. Raab is an accomplished mediator, facilitator, trainer, and dispute system designer. He has extensive substantive expertise in energy and environmental issues, particularly those related to the utility industry. He specializes in complex, multi-party cases often focused on the formation of public policy. Dr. Raab brings a multi-disciplinary approach to his work, with a Ph.D from MIT in Energy/Environmental Policy and Resource Economics, and an M.S. from Stanford in Infrastructure Planning and Management. He is a reflective practitioner who enjoys teaching (MIT, Stanford, University of Oregon, and UMass Boston), training, and writing. He has also pioneered the application of technology and the internet to public dispute resolution in each of Raab Associate's multi-party processes. In 1994 he published a seminal book, Using Consensus Building to Improve Utility Regulation. He has worked for many state and federal energy and environmental agencies.
Address Line 1 118 South St. #3A
City Boston
State Massachusetts
Zip 2111
Phone 617-350-5544
Fax 617-350-6655
Small Business Yes
GSA Schedule Provider No
Federal Employee No
Native Dispute Resolution Network No
Total Cases Last 10 Years 60
ECR Services Provided
Service | Case | Year |
---|---|---|
Strategic Planning for Collaboration or Conflict Resolution Effort | Connecticut Clean Energy Finance Investment Authority Strategic Planning Retreat | 2011 |
Mediation/Assisted Negotiation | US Fish and Wildlife Service Wind Turbine Guidelines, US DOI | 2011 |
Joint Fact Finding/Neutral Evaluation | City of Boston Climate Action Plan 2010 Update Process | 2009 |
Process Design | PJM Governance Assessment | 2009 |
Policy Dialogues | Tennessee Governor's Taskforce on Energy Policy | 2008 |
Public Engagement/Public Input | Vermont's Energy Future | 2006 |
Conflict/Situation Assessment | California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative Evaluation | 2006 |
Facilitation of Collaboration or Conflict Resolution Effort | Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) | 2005 |
Regulatory Negotiations | Rhode Island Negotiated Rulemaking on Renewable Energy Standards | 2005 |
Case Experience by Subject Matter
Service | Case | Year |
---|---|---|
Resource Management | NPFMC/IPHC Halibut Ecology and Bycatch Workshop | 2012 |
Fisheries | National Marine Fisheries Advisory Panel | 2011 |
Transportation Planning/Program Implementation | Barr Foundation Climate Strategies | 2011 |
Transportation and Urban Infrastructure General | City of Boston Climate Action Plan 2010 Update Process | 2009 |
Forest and Timber Issues | Massachusetts Sustainable Forest Bio-Energy Initiative | 2007 |
Recycling and/or Conservation | New England Energy Efficiency Strategic Planning Retreat | 2007 |
Coastal Zone and/or Marine Management Issues | California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative Evaluation | 2006 |
Climate Change | Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) | 2005 |
Facility Siting | Cape Wind Stakeholder Process | 2002 |
Public Health | Unexploded Ordnance Workshops, US Army | 2001 |
Right-to-Know and/or Consumer Safety | Massachusetts Military Reservation Citizens Advisory Panel | 1999 |
Air Quality and/or Air Pollution | Massachusetts NOx Negotiated Rulemaking | 1996 |
Type of Public Decision
Application | Case | Year |
---|---|---|
Planning | Connecticut Clean Energy Finance Investment Authority Strategic Planning Retreat | 2011 |
Policy development | Tennessee Governor's Taskforce on Energy Policy | 2008 |
Rulemaking | Rhode Island Negotiated Rulemaking on Renewable Energy Standards | 2005 |
Siting and Construction | Cape Wind Stakeholder Process | 2002 |
Compliance and enforcement action | Housatonic River Project | 2001 |
License and permit issuance | Hydro-Relicensing Collaborative Trainings | 2000 |
Implementation/monitoring agreements | Massachusetts NOx Negotiated Rulemaking | 1996 |
Case Size
Size | Case | Year |
---|---|---|
Cases involving 15 to 60 participants | City of Boston Climate Action Plan 2010 Update Process | 2009 |
Cases involving more than 60 participants | Vermont's Energy Future | 2006 |
Cases involving more than 3 but less than 15 participants | Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) | 2005 |
Case Jurisdiction/Scale
Jurisdiction | Case | Year |
---|---|---|
Multi-jurisdictional | NPFMC/IPHC Halibut Ecology and Bycatch Workshop | 2012 |
National or regionally significant cases | US Fish and Wildlife Service Wind Turbine Guidelines, US DOI | 2011 |
Local/community | City of Boston Climate Action Plan 2010 Update Process | 2009 |
State | Vermont's Energy Future | 2006 |
International | Albertau2019s Market Participant Rules | 2006 |
Intergovernmental | Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) | 2005 |
Large landscape scale | Cape Wind Stakeholder Process | 2002 |
Interagency | New England Demand Response Initiative | 2001 |
Process Support Services
Meeting Support
Support Service | Case | Year |
---|---|---|
Logistical and administrative support (organizing logistics for meetings, notetaking, etc.) | City of Boston Climate Action Plan 2010 Update Process | 2009 |
Engagement of technical experts/third party science advisors | Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) | 2005 |
Experience in a team of multiple ECR Professionals | Cape Wind Stakeholder Process | 2002 |
Collaborative Technologies
Collaborative Technology | Case | Year |
---|---|---|
Implementation Tools (e.g., content management tools, project management tools) | City of Boston Climate Action Plan 2010 Update Process | 2009 |
Engagement/Communication Tools (e.g., polling tools, social media, collaborative document production, video conferencing, webinars, ideation tools) | Vermont's Energy Future | 2006 |
Visualization Tools (e.g., electronic maps, flyover video simulations, geographic information systems, digital storytelling) | Cape Wind Stakeholder Process | 2002 |
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