Stephen Aldrich

Steve Aldrich is the founder of Bio Economic Research Associates LLC (bio-era), an independent research and consulting firm specializing in complex issue analysis at the intersection of our emerging knowledge of biology and the economy.

Steve studied evolutionary biology at Harvard (1978) before entering business. In 1984, he joined Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) where he co-founded the firm's natural gas practice and served as a senior consultant on energy industry strategies. In 1995, he was appointed to the North American Natural Gas Council.

While at CERA, Steve had the great privilege to learn scenario methods directly from Ted Newland, one of the original developers of formal scenario planning techniques at Royal Dutch Shell, and subsequently launched bio-era as an independent research and consulting firm on the social and economic consequences of human-induced change to biological systems in 2003. The firm has specialized in part on applying scenario planning methods to major problems at the intersection of biology and the economy.

Steve is the author or co-author of numerous articles, books, and reports on bio-era's application of scenario methods, including:

• "Genome Synthesis and Design Futures: Implications for the US Economy" (2007)
• "Thinking Ahead: Anticipating Early Impacts of an Avian Influenza Pandemic" (2005)
• "Using Scenarios to Understand the Impact of an Avian Influenza Pandemic" (2005)
• "Rising Waters: Helping Hudson Valley Communities Adapt to Climate Change" (2009)
• "Futures of the Wild" (2007)