Batt Odgerel is the Director of Research and Strategy at the Energy Policy Research Foundation. His research focuses on energy security, affordability, and sustainability, with particular expertise in nuclear energy, natural gas and LNG, long-term energy scenarios, and global energy development. He leads EPRINC’s Power Vision Series, a multi-year research and policy initiative examining how the United States can expand its electricity supply to meet growing demand while maintaining reliability and affordability.
Previously, Batt was a clean energy policy fellow at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), where he assessed the U.S. government’s support for energy innovation and helped conduct research on international competition in critical technologies. He also worked at the Smart Electric Power Alliance and did his graduate practicum with the DC Sustainable Energy Utility. Earlier in his career, he worked at a strategic policy research institute affiliated with Mongolia’s National Security Council.
Batt has authored reports in Oil & Gas Journal, RealClear, and The National Interest, among others. Members of Congress have used his analyses during legislative sessions, and his research has also been featured in multiple congressional hearings, contributing to federal energy policy discussions. He also served as a key contributor to a two-year study on the long-term global energy outlook, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense. He frequently speaks before audiences from government, industry, and academia.
He holds a master’s degree in Energy, Resources and Environment from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a bachelor’s degree from the National University of Mongolia.