Jack Chang

Adjunct Professor

Part-Time Faculty

Biography

Dr. Jack Chang is an Administrative Law Judge at the California Public Utilities Commission who has overseen proceedings addressing utility transmission financing, net energy metering, distributed energy resources planning, and other energy issues. Previously, Dr. Chang served as a Senior Advisor to Commissioners Matthew Baker and Genevieve Shiroma and also worked as a Senior Analyst in renewable hydrogen policy, residential energy affordability, and ratepayer-funded research and development programs at the CPUC.

Dr. Chang has also conducted academic research in building decarbonization economics and behavior, specializing in commercial kitchen electrification, and worked as a consultant on building decarbonization and coal power plant retirement issues. Finally, he has taught classes at UC Berkeley in environmental law and policy, climate change communications, and media studies.

In an earlier career, Dr. Chang worked for 20 years as a writer and editor in Latin America, China, and California for news organizations such as The Associated Press, Knight Ridder, and The Sacramento Bee. He specialized then in climate and energy reporting as well as political and cultural coverage.

Expertise

Utility regulation and economics
Building decarbonization policy and behavioral dynamics
Climate policy and science communications
Renewable hydrogen development
Energy research and development
Commercial kitchen electrification

Education

University of California, Berkeley, PhD in Energy and Resources (2025)
University of California, Berkeley, Master of Arts in Energy and Resources (2020)
University of California, Berkeley, Master of Public Policy (2020)
University of California, Riverside, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (2016)
Northwestern University, Master of Science in Journalism (1995)
University of California, Berkeley, Bachelor's of English (1994)

Prior Experience