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James Van Nostrand

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James Van Nostrand
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Massachusetts Public Utilities Commission
Tenure

2023 - Present

Years in position

2

Compensation

Base salary

$181,722

Elections and appointments
Appointed

May 1, 2023

Education

Graduate

State University of New York, Albany

Law

University of Iowa

Personal
Profession
Professor

James Van Nostrand is a member of the Massachusetts Public Utilities Commission. He assumed office on May 1, 2023.

He was appointed to the court by Maura Healey (D) to replace Matthew Nelson. [1]

Biography

James Van Nostrand earned an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Northern Iowa, a master’s degree in economics from the State University of New York at Albany, a master's degree in environmental law from Pace University, and a juris doctor from the University of Iowa. Van Nostrand's career experience includes working as a professor and the director of the Center for Energy and Sustainable Development at the West Virginia University College of Law, an adjunct faculty member with the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, the executive director of the Pace Energy and Climate Center, and an attorney.[1]

Political career

Massachusetts Public Utilities Commission (2023-)

Van Nostrand began serving on the Massachusetts Public Utilities Commission in May 2023. [1]

Appointments

Van Nostrand was appointed as the chair of the Massachusetts Public Utilities Commission in May 2023. [1]

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "James Van Nostrand appointed Chair of Massachusetts Public Utilities Commission," accessed May 4, 2023 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "bio" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "bio" defined multiple times with different content