Trevor Davis
Social Science Research Scholar at The Program on Energy and Sustainable Development at Stanford
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Top SchoolTrevor Davis is a PhD economist and Social Science Research Scholar in Palo Alto with 16 years of experience applying statistical programming to energy and policy research. He is the lead developer of PESD’s Energy Market Game, a multi-thousand-line Python/R platform used worldwide to teach and simulate wholesale electricity markets, and an author of open-source R packages with over a million downloads. His work blends rigorous econometric modeling (Kalman filters, Gibbs sampling) with production-grade simulation tools, and he regularly trains regulators and classroom audiences on market design. Beyond academia, he consults on public policy simulations and has a proven track record translating complex economic models into practical software used in policy decision-making.
16 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Statistics, Master of Science - MS, Statistics at The George Washington UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Economics, Statistics, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics, Statistics at University of ChicagoDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Economics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Economics at Stanford University
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Github Skills (197)
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Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
piecepackr/piecepackr
Feb 2018 - Jan 2023
Board Game Graphics
Contributions:26 releases, 614 commits, 46 PRs in 5 years
graphicpiecepackboard-gamer
trevorld/notmyidea-tld
Apr 2019 - Mar 2026
Contributions:2 PRs, 11 pushes, 3 branches in 7 years
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