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In 2005, Portney became dean of the Eller College of Management, the second largest college at The University of Arizona. From 1972 until 2005, Portney was with Resources for the Future (RFF), a non-partisan Washington think-tank that specializes in energy and environmental issues. Portney was president and CEO of RFF from 1995 to 2005.
From 1979-1980, Portney served as chief economist for the White House Council on Environmental Quality. He has held visiting teaching positions at the University of California at Berkeley and Princeton University. Since 1999, he has been a member of the board and has chaired the finance and investment committee for the Johnson Foundation, one of the charitable arms of the Johnson family of Racine, Wisconsin. In 2006 he joined the board of the Harris Private Bank of Arizona and in 2008 he joined the Advisory Council of the Electric Power Research Institute.
Portney received his bachelor's degree from Alma College in Michigan and his Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University. He is the author or co-author of ten books, including Public Policies for Environmental Protection.
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