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John Parsons is a Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management. He is the Co-Director of MIT’s CANES Low Carbon Energy Center, which explores new avenues in nuclear fission, and a Research Affiliate at MIT’s Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research. His expertise lies in financial economics, specializing in risk management, corporate finance, and valuation. Parsons' research focuses on the risks associated with energy and environmental markets, particularly the role of trading operations within energy companies and how to assess the valuation of energy market investments. He has amassed ten years of experience working in the finance sector, including a role as vice president at CRA International, a reputable economics consulting firm. His prior work also includes collaborating with leading international oil companies, mining firms, commodity processors, electric utilities, and pharmaceutical companies on a variety of risk management and valuation topics. In terms of education, Parsons holds a BA in Economics from Princeton University and a PhD in Economics from Northwestern University. He has taught finance at several esteemed institutions, including MIT Sloan, Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, and Columbia Business School.
MIT Sloan School of Management • Cambridge, MA
Teaching finance and economic principles through rigorous academic programs.
CANES Low Carbon Energy Center • Cambridge, MA
Leading and participating in research on nuclear fission and its applications.
Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research • Cambridge, MA
Conducting research related to energy and environmental policy.