David Livingston

Fellow at Carnegie’s Energy and Climate Program

David Livingston is a fellow in Carnegie’s Energy and Climate Program, where his research focuses on geoeconomics, markets, and risk. He is also a nonresident associate of Carnegie Europe in Brussels. Previously, David served as the inaugural Robert S. Strauss fellow for geoeconomics at the Office of the United States Trade Representative, where he concluded as acting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Congressional Affairs. He also has worked at the World Trade Organization in Geneva and at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Vienna. Livingston was selected as a Future Energy Leader by the World Energy Council, an Energy Security Fellow by Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE), and is an alumnus of the Atlantik Brücke Young Leaders Program. He serves on the board of South by Southwest Eco (SXSW Eco) and a number of social enterprises.

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