Sanya Carley

Dr. Sanya Carley is a Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design; the Mark Alan Hughes Faculty Director of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy; and the Vice Provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action; at the University of Pennsylvania. She holds secondary appointments at the Wharton School and the School of Social Policy and Practice. She also co-directs the Energy Justice Lab and is a University Fellows at Resources for the Future.  

Dr. Carley’s research focuses on energy and climate policy to address decarbonization and affordability, electricity and transportation markets, and public perceptions of energy infrastructure and technologies. Dr. Carley recently released her book, "Power Lines: The Human Costs of American Energy in Transition," with co-author David Konisky. With the Energy Justice Lab team, she built and maintains the Utility Disconnection Dashboard. Dr. Carley is an author of the Fifth National Climate Assessment report. She serves as Vice President of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). 

Prior to her appointment at Penn, Dr. Carley was a Paul H. O’Neill Professor at Indiana University, and held administrative positions there as a Chair, Program Director of the top-ranked Master of Public Affairs program, and as an Associate Vice Provost of Faculty & Academic Affairs. Before academia, she worked at the World Bank Group and as a consultant.