Lucian (Lou) Pugliaresi

President
Energy Policy Research Foundation (EPRINC)

Mr. Pugliaresi is President of the Energy Policy Research Foundation (EPRINC), a public policy energy think tank founded in 1944. He has led the organization’s research effort on U.S. energy security, scope and benefits of the North American petroleum renaissance and the growing role of LNG in world trade, among other energy topics. EPRINC’s programs are focused on the intersection of petroleum economics and public policy and the research organization has recently established a new research effort on energy security; The Gaskins Center for Energy Security Studies. EPRINC publications on developments in U.S. and international petroleum markets are made available at the foundation’s website, www.eprinc.org.

Mr.Pugliaresi has served in a wide range of government posts, including the National Security Council at the White House (Reagan Administration), Departments of State, Energy, and Interior, as well as the EPA. He has written extensively on energy and frequently testifies before various committees of the U.S. Congress. His career in the federal government included central policy roles in the development of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, decontrol of domestic crude oil and gasoline prices, nuclear nonproliferation, offshore oil and gas leasing on federal lands, U.S. trade policy, environmental regulations, energy security, and U.S./Soviet relations.