Lawrence D. Copp
Director & Senior Economist
Mr. Copp is an economist with 25 years experience in policy analysis, micro-economic issues, forensic economics, public utilities, state government policy and business valuation. He is the founding President of Economic and Policy Resources, Inc. He served as President of the Vermont Power Exchange for 12 years and as Director of Planning in the Vermont Department of Public Service.
He produced Vermont's first 20-Year Electric Energy Plan. He served for three years as the Governor's Policy Advisor and one year as State's Economist.
Mr. Copp has performed more than 300 economic valuations. He has extensive experience as an expert witness regarding economic damages in state and federal courts and before quasijudicial panels. He is a consulting economist to the Vermont Department of Economic Development and to businesses throughout northern New England. Mr. Copp holds an M.S. degree in Resource Economics from the University of New Hampshire and a B.S. in Business Administration and Industrial Management from the University of Vermont. He is a member of the American Economic Association and the National Association of Forensic Economists and a candidate member of the Institute of Business Appraisers. He is active in his community of Richmond, VT, owns a 200 acre farm and is a certified pilot.