Thanks for visiting my website! I am a Senior Researcher for the Possibility Lab at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy. I am broadly interested in developing a public sector that can more effectively help to transform the U.S. economy to be more equitable, dynamic, and sustainable. Previously, I was a postdoctoral fellow for the Consortium on the American Political Economy, a new initiative to foster research on links between politics and markets. I received my PhD in Political Science from UC Berkeley in 2021.

My research has been published in journals including American Political Science Review; Climatic Change; Energy Policy; Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law; Legislative Studies Quarterly; Nature Energy; Public Opinion Quarterly; and Perspectives on Politics. My publications and additional working papers are available on my research page. This website also has my CV and information on my teaching experience.

To get in touch with me, please send me an email at sam.trachtman@berkeley.edu.