Curriculum Vitae John Anthony Neri Work Contact: Benjamin Schlesinger & Associates Department of Economics 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 740 University of Maryland Bethesda, MD 20814 College Park, MD 20742 (301) 951-7266 (301) 405-9405 neri@econ.umd.edu Home: 211. West Walnut Street Alexandria, VA 22301 (703) 836-7944 Johna.neri@gmail.com Current Positions: Senior Lecturer in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Maryland (2001 to Present) Principal, Benjamin Schlesinger& Associates (2000 to present) Education: Degree Date University of Maryland Economics Ph.D. May 1973 University of Maryland Economics M.A. June 1971 University of Maryland Economics B.S. January 1968 Major Fields of Specialization and Teaching Interest Macroeconomics, monetary theory, financial economics, cost-of capital and public utility regulation Teaching Undergraduate Macroeconomic Principles, University of Maryland Undergraduate Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory, University of Maryland Undergraduate Money and Banking, University of Maryland Graduate, Financial Intermediaries and Financial Markets, Johns Hopkins University Professional Positions 1988 Jan. 2000 Senior Vice President Brown, Williams, Scarbrough & Quinn, I 1974 1999 Adjunct, University Maryland University College 1987 1988 Senior Economist, J.W. Wilson & Associates 1978 1987 Senior Vice President, H. Zinder & Associates 1976 1978 Industry Economist, Office of Oil and Gas Analysis, Federal Energy Administration/Department of Energy 1974 1976 Industry Economist, Office of Quantitative Methods, Federal Energy Administration 1972 1974 Instructor, Department of Economics, University of Maryland
-2-1971 (Summer) Research Assistant, Office of Economist Research, FDIC 1968 & 1970 (Summer) Industry Economist, Office of Economics, Federal Power Commission Publications: A Keynes-Friedman Money Demand Function with Paul A. Meyer, American Economic Review, September 1975. Price Caps and Rate of Return: The British Experience, with Keith E. Bernard, Public Utilities Fortnightly, September 15, 1994. An Evaluation of Two Alternative Supply Models of Natural Gas, The Bell Journal of Economics, Spring, 1977. Box Jenkins and the Econometric Gasoline Price Forecasting, Quarterly Review of Business and Economics, Winter, 1978. A Review of Oil: Prices and Capital, by Haim Bershahar, Financial Review, Spring, 1977. The Demand for Natural Gas: A Survey of Local Distribution Company Price Elasticity Estimates, Forecasting Review, February 1990. Fuel Switching Best Encouraged Through Rate Design, Natural Gas Journal, March, 1992. Airline Experience, A Guide to Potential Problems With Pipeline Hubs, Natural Gas Journal, July, 1992. Hedging or Betting, Public Utilities Fortnightly, September, 2012. Natural Gas Deregulation Analysis Technical Report, with William Hogan, Hillard Huntington, John Kraft, James Sweeney. (Washington, D.C.: Federal Energy Administration, January 1976). National Technical Information Service, Number: PB 249-339. Natural Gas Facts and Figures for 1974, with Hillard Huntington. (Washington, D.C.: Federal Energy Administration, January 1976). National Technical Information Service, Number: PB 249-339. An FEA Analysis of Economic Impact of S.2310 s Pricing Provisions. (Washington, D.C.: Federal Energy Administration, April, 1976.) National Technical Information Service, Number: PB 251-956.
-3- Presented Papers Comments on the Secular Changes in the Demand for Currency. Presented to the Atlantic Economic Conference, Richmond, Virginia, and September, 1973. A Short-Term Forecasting Model of Natural Gas Shortages, (with Richard Ruppert) presented at the annual meeting of the Western Economic Association, San Francisco, and June, 1976. An Evaluation of Two Alternative Natural Gas Supply Models, presented at the 1976 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, Washington, D.C., and July, 1976. Box Jenkins and Econometric Gasoline Price Forecasting, presented at the annual meeting of the Atlantic Economic Association, Washington, D.C., and October, 1976. Comparison of Construction and Operating Efficiencies Public vs Private Hydroelectric Utilities, presented at the Ninth International Atlantic Economic Conference, Freeport Bahamas, and February, 1980. The Demand For Gas Using Household Data, (with Charles Olson) presented at the AGA workshop on price elasticity, February, 1980. Residential Natural Gas Production 1985 2000, (with G. Ecklund and G. Zareski) presented at the 1981 International Gas Research Conference, Los Angeles, and September, 1981. Outlook for Fuels Competing with Electricity, (with Ross Cahal presented at the EPRI Fuel Supply Seminar, December, 1981. Evaluation of Econometric Models, presented at the AGA Workshop on Demand Forecasting and Price Elasticity, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 1984. Trouble Shooting Econometric Forecasts, presented at the AGA Workshop On Demand Forecasting and Price Elasticity, Dallas, Texas, April, 1988. Selection and Verification for an Econometric Model of Natural Gas, presented at the AGA 1990 Forecasting Seminar, Houston, Texas, and February, 1990. Demand Planning, presented at the AGA Peak Day Demand and Supply Planning Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, April, 1991. Deregulation and Money Market Deposit Accounts; Their Evolving Strategic Importance to Commercial Banks and S&Ls (with S. Holmberg and H. Kent Baker) presented at the Southern Finance Association Meetings in November, 1991. IRP/DSM Methodologies and Methods, presented at the AGA 1992 Long Range Planning Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, and March 1992.
-4- Monographs An Overview of Incentive Ratemaking Mechanisms (with Raymond Beirne, Robert Scarbrough and Kenneth Williams), Brown, Williams, Scarbrough & Quinn, Inc., December, 1991. Winter 1977/1978 Natural Gas Curtailments. Discussion paper 2-05-77, Federal Energy Administration, July, 1977. Impact of The Colder Than Normal Winter on Natural Gas Curtailments (with Jeff Osleeb). Discussion paper, Federal Energy Administration, January, 1977. Short-term Natural Gas Model (with William Gaynor and Mark Rodekohr). Working paper, Federal Energy Administration, December, 1976. Analysis of HR 9464 and S.2310 (with Hillard Huntington). Working paper WP 76-4 Federal Energy Administration, February, 1976. Forecast of Natural Gas Shortage for 1975-76 and 1976-77. Technical Memorandum No. 75-10, Federal Energy Administration, October, 1975. Alternative Natural Gas Forecasts and the Impact of Deregulation Technical Report REA-EATR- 75-16, Federal Energy Administration, April, 1975. Consulting Projects Directed Include: - Advisor to the State of Alaska Legislature on the Alaska Gasline Project - Advisor to ENMAX Corp, Alberta regarding Generic Cost of Capital - Due diligence on fuel and transportation arrangements for Independent Power Projects (IPP) and cogeneration plants for major lenders. - Due diligence on US LNG import terminals for major lenders. - Preparation of fuel supply, delivery and price reports for major IPP developers. - Evaluation of incentive rate proposals for electric, gas and telecommunication companies; - Competitive analysis, market concentration study and presentation of expert testimony to support market based pricing for a major interstate pipeline company; - Competitive analysis, market concentration study and presentation of expert testimony to support market based pricing for a major oil pipeline company; - Presentation of expert testimony on cost of capital and capital structure; - Directed strategic analysis of gas transportation and market opportunities on behalf of several major gas production companies; - Econometric demand elasticity study for the New York Gas Group (NYGAS) based upon household cross-section data and company sales and rate data for 13 gas distribution companies; - Econometric demand elasticity study for Mid-Atlantic gas utility based upon household and firm survey data and company sales and rate schedule data; - Demand elasticity study for a Canadian natural gas distribution company based upon household survey data and company sales and rate schedule data; - Evaluation of LDC gas supply options and least cost purchase strategy; - Construction of econometric load forecast model for a major New England and mid-west gas distribution companies;
-5- - Construction of supply/demand balance forecast models for major natural gas pipeline companies; - Construction of an end-use specific natural gas forecasting model for eleven geographic regions of the continental U.S. for a major natural gas pipeline company; - Construction of a regional end-use specific natural gas demand model of the State of New Mexico for the New Mexico Energy Resource Board Expert Testimony Dr. Neri has testified before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Alberta Utility Commission, the Arizona Corporation Commission, the New York State Public Service Commission, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Iowa Utilities Board and the Georgia Public Service Commission. He has also sponsored testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Kansas Corporation Commission and sponsored studies presented to the Department of Interior Minerals Management Service and the Iowa Utilities Board.