Henry Lee

Senior Lecturer in Public Policy
Jassim M. Jaidah Family Director
Environment and Natural Resources Program,
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Office Address
Belfer-302B
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 84
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-495-1350
Fax: 617-495-1635
Email: henry_lee@Harvard.Edu
Assistant
Ashley Gagne (617-495-8850)
Henry Lee

Profile

Henry Lee is the Jassim M. Jaidah Family Director of the Environment and Natural Resources Program within the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, Faculty Co-Chair of the School's International Infrastructure Program, and a Senior Lecturer in Public Policy. Before joining the School in 1979, Mr. Lee spent nine years in Massachusetts state government as Director of the State's Energy Office and Special Assistant to the Governor for environmental policy. He has served on numerous state, federal, and private boards, and advisory committees on both energy and environmental issues. Additionally, he has worked with private and public organizations, including the InterAmerican Development Bank, the State of Sao Paulo, the U.S. Departments of Energy and Interior, the National Research Council, the Intercontinental Energy Corporation, General Electric, and the EPA. His recent research interests focus on energy and transportation, the geopolitics of energy, China's energy policy, regulation of electric and water utilities, and public infrastructure projects in developing countries. Mr. Lee is the author of recent papers on China's oil initiatives in the Middle East and Africa, the economic viability of electric vehicles, as well as case studies on tariffs to promote solar energy, Iceland's green energy agenda, and Liberia's electricity sector.

Courses

Fall

  • IGA-410 Energy Policy: Technologies, Systems, and Markets

Spring

  • PED-209 Management, Finance, and Regulation of Public Infrastructure in the Developing World

Media Expertise

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Research

For a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Academic Journal/Scholarly Articles
    • Deborah A. Reusser, and Henry Lee. "Evolution of Natural History Information in the 21st Century – Developing an Integrated Framework for Biological and Geographical Data." Journal of Biogeography 38.7 (July 2011): 1225-1239.
  • HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series
    • Lee, Henry, and Grant Lovellette. "Will Electric Cars Transform the U.S. Market?" HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-032, August 2011.
  • Research Papers/Reports
    • Narayanamurti, Venkatesh, Laura Diaz Anadon, Hanna Breetz, Matthew Bunn, Henry Lee, and Erik Mielke. "Transforming the Energy Economy: Options for Accelerating the Commercialization of Advanced Energy Technologies." Report, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, February 2011.