Sarah Emerson is an expert on energy markets. In 1986, she began working for Energy Security Analysis, Inc. (ESAI) as a founding partner of its consulting practice. Sarah has developed many of ESAI's analytical tools for analyzing markets and forecasting prices and has conducted numerous studies on energy assets' market viability or profitability. She is particularly interested in the intersection of public policy, regulation, and markets. She has been a thought leader on topics ranging from the transfer of pollution in energy trade to the use of strategic stocks to the future of the Russian oil industry. In 2009, Sarah formed ESAI Energy, which manages ESAI's petroleum, alternative fuels, and green energy research and consulting business. She is currently the President of ESAI Energy.