Jacquelyn Pless

Jacquelyn Pless is an Assistant Professor in the Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management Group at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Her research interests include innovation economics, energy and environmental economics, strategic management, and climate finance. Her work explores how firms and policymakers can foster innovation for social progress, with a focus on energy and environmental innovation. She teaches courses on innovation strategy and entrepreneurship, including a class on climate and energy ventures. She was recently named a 'Best 40-Under-40 Business School Professor' by Poets & Quants and is an Honorary Research Associate with the University of Oxford, a Research Affiliate of CESifo, and an Invited Researcher with J-PAL’s Science for Progress Initiative.

Jacquelyn Pless is an economist whose research focuses on the economics of innovation, energy and environmental economics, and public economics. Her work explores the implications of renewable energy adoption, market dynamics in the solar photovoltaics sector, and the interplay between innovation policy and environmental regulation. She examines how public policies influence technological diffusion, market power, and the sustainability of energy systems. Her research also addresses the economic and environmental trade-offs of energy transitions, including the impacts of renewable electricity penetration on water use, greenhouse gas emissions, and materials supply. Pless's studies emphasize the importance of rigorous policy evaluation in fostering innovation while protecting environmental systems.