James Mandel PhD's Blog

James Mandel is a Principal at RMI, working in the industrial and electricity practices. James joined RMI in June 2013.

From 2009-2013, James was an engagement manager at McKinsey and Company in Philadelphia. James served Fortune 500 companies in energy, chemicals, manufacturing, and high tech sectors on operational and strategic issues. He was also a fellow in the Sustainability and Resource Productivity practice focused on efficient manufacturing in process-based industries, as well as developing new sustainability business lines. In addition to working with companies, James also served city, state, and federal agencies on large-scale transformations.

From 2004-2009, James earned a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Cornell University, focusing on animal movement patterns in response to changes in weather. Concurrently, James served as an associate with Advanced Conservation Strategies, a non-profit devoted to developing market-based solutions to conservation challenges. From 2002-2004, James worked for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama as Systems Manager for an Automated RadioTelemetry System (ARTS) for tracking rain forest animals.