Robert Heilmayr

Robert Heilmayr is an assistant professor of environmental and ecological economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara's Environmental Studies Program and the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management. Robert combines methods of causal inference from economics with data made possible through advances in Earth observation to answer questions about how society conserves nature. Robert received his B.A. from Claremont McKenna College, and an M.A. in Economics and a Ph.D. in Environment and Resources from Stanford University. Robert’s research has been published in top scientific journals, including Science, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, and Nature Climate Change. He serves as the director of the Environmental Markets Lab’s Land and Freshwater Program, and strives to translate his research into action through participation in policy processes (e.g. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, UN Forum on Sustainability Standards).