Brent Bennett, Ph.D., is the policy director for Life:Powered, an initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation to raise America’s energy IQ and promote human flourishing through energy freedom. Dr. Bennett is responsible for Life:Powered’s research and policy development, leading efforts to roll back electricity subsidies, end electric vehicle subsidies and mandates, stop discrimination against responsible energy producers, and promote grid reliability.
Dr. Bennett has an M.S.E. and Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a B.S. in physics from the University of Tulsa. His graduate research focused on advanced chemistries for utility-scale energy storage systems. Prior to joining the Foundation, Dr. Bennett worked for a startup company selling carbon nanotubes to battery manufacturers.
Dr. Bennett spent his early years in Midland, Texas surrounded by amazing energy entrepreneurs, and he has been a passionate student of energy his entire life. He now lives in Austin with his wife, Erin, and their two children, Jack and Madeleine.