Energy for Growth Hub

Advisor

Lauren Culver

Energy Specialist

World Bank


Areas of Expertise

Engineering, Energy Policy, Energy Systems, Technology

Lauren Culver is an energy specialist with the World Bank. From 2012-2014, she served as an advisor within the State Department’s Bureau of Energy Resources advising U.S. policymakers on energy markets and technologies. Previously, Lauren was a Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she counseled the Undersecretary for Energy on innovation and manufacturing. Lauren earned a PhD in Management and Science and Engineering from Stanford University, an MS in Technology and Policy and an MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from MIT, and a BS in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Florida.

Non-Hub Publication Highlights

Energy Poverty: What You Measure Matters. The Stanford Natural Gas Initiative. February 2017.

Latest Insights

Who Decides Africa’s Net Zero Pathways? Five ways to fix how we model African energy transitions and why it matters for climate and development
Report Oct 17, 2022

Who Decides Africa’s Net Zero Pathways? Five ways to fix how we model African energy transitions and why it matters for climate and development

Summary To achieve an equitable global net zero future, lower-income and under-electrified countries must play a much bigger…

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Raising Global Energy Ambitions: The 1,000 kWh Modern Energy Minimum
Report Jan 26, 2021

Raising Global Energy Ambitions: The 1,000 kWh Modern Energy Minimum

Energy is fundamental to modern living and any competitive prosperous economy. SDG7 calls for modern energy for all,…

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