David Mares

Baker Institute

BIOGRAPHY

David Mares is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego, and Nonresident Scholar for Latin American Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute. His research and writing span energy policy, resource nationalism, and the political economy of energy markets.

David has authored or edited 12 books, including work on Venezuela and global energy policy, and published widely on cartel viability and lithium supply. He has consulted to major energy firms and served as visiting scholar at leading institutions.