Michael Warburton, Public Interest Intervenor at California Public Utilities Commission

Summary

When a problem contains some uncertainty, the usual adversarial and exclusive practices of law and science can be used to find and implement solutions: but when the uncertainties contain (define?) the problem, collaborative and inclusive approaches are more appropriate.  The needed transformation of our economy (business as usual IS the problem) will happen without war or economic depression more appropriately through "re-valuation" than "redistribution."

Contact info

Industry Experience

Education: Masters

Seniority: VP, Exec VP, MD, Dean, General Manager, Business Unit Manager

Years of experience: 20 years or above

Work Experience

Public Interest Intervenor

California Public Utilities Commission

Match legally and technically feasible public water supply solution to locally defined problem.  Defend public rights when designated trustees fail to do so.

Research Scholar

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

 Collaborative Research at International Center in Vienna.   Co-Author "Uncertainty on a Himalayan Scale:  An Institutional Theory of Environmental Perception and a Strategic Framework for the Sustainable Development of the Himalayas," (Ethnographica, London, 1986)

Executive Director

Public Trust Alliance

Industry Expertise

  • Public Trust Rights and Obligations