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 environmentally-friendly. 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, teaching information, and a brief discussion of my book project.

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