Andrew N. Kleit is Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and MICASU Faculty Fellow at the Pennsylvania State University. With a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University, Professor Kleit is the author of over 70 refereed academic articles, focusing in the areas of energy regulation and antitrust. He is also the editor of two previous books about electricity markets.

Professor Kleit has extensive government service, having worked at President's Council of Economic Advisors, the Federal Trade Commission, the Canadian Competition Bureau, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.