Travis Fisher is the Director of Energy and Environmental Policy Studies at the Cato Institute. He has nearly 20 years of experience in energy policy, including leadership roles at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy.

Fisher’s research focuses on the role of free markets in improving the availability and affordability of energy and natural resources. He was the lead author of the Department of Energy’s 2017 Staff Report to the Secretary on Electricity Markets and Reliability and has testified before state and federal policymakers on a variety of energy issues. He also serves as a council member of the U.S. Association for Energy Economics.

A native of North Carolina, Fisher studied economics at North Carolina State University.