Ken Bagstad

I am a Research Economist at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), working to account for nature’s value to support decision making by U.S. Federal government agencies and others, and co-leading development of natural capital accounts for the U.S.  I hold a PhD in Ecological Economics from the University of Vermont. From 2015-2016 I was a Senior Environmental Specialist with the World Bank’s Wealth Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES) program. Since 2010, I have partnered with various U.S. government resource management agencies on ecosystem service assessments across the U.S.