Dr. Ali Hasanbeigi is a globally recognized expert and thought leader in industrial decarbonization, energy efficiency, and sustainable manufacturing. With 20 years of international experience, he provides strategic analysis and technical research to drive the transition toward a low-carbon industrial future. As the Founder, CEO, and Research Director of Global Efficiency Intelligence, LLC, he leads consulting and market research initiatives focused on industrial decarbonization, energy systems efficiency, industrial electrification, embodied carbon in products, decarbonization policies, and emerging technologies. His work has supported a wide range of stakeholders, including governments, industries, nonprofits, academia, and utilities across the U.S. and globally.

Dr. Hasanbeigi is also the Founder and Co-director of the Industrial Electrification Center, a leading information hub dedicated to advancing the electrification of industrial heating processes to achieve a decarbonized industrial sector. Additionally, he is the Founder and Director of the Textile Sustainability Hub, which researches and promotes best practices for decarbonization and cleaner production in the textile and apparel industry.

Prior to founding Global Efficiency Intelligence, LLC, Dr. Hasanbeigi served as a Research Scientist in the Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he led the Low Emissions and Efficient Industry research group. In this role, he collaborated with public, private, and non-profit organizations worldwide to advance industrial energy efficiency and decarbonization strategies.

Dr. Hasanbeigi’s expertise spans the technical, market, and economic analysis of energy systems efficiency across key industries, including cement, iron and steel, pulp and paper, chemicals, petroleum refining, textiles, food and beverage, glass, aluminum, and high-tech manufacturing. He has conducted extensive research and consulting on cross-cutting energy systems, such as motor systems, boiler and steam systems, and process heating systems, as well as integrated energy modeling, and sectoral and technology roadmapping. His work also includes quantifying the health benefits of energy efficiency, evaluating emission control technologies, and developing energy analysis tools. Dr. Hasanbeigi has served as an international energy efficiency consultant for organizations such as the World Bank and UNIDO.

A prolific author and thought leader, Dr. Hasanbeigi has over 170 publications, including 35+ peer-reviewed journal articles, 40+ conference papers, 100 project reports, and 11 energy analysis tools, with the majority as lead author or developer. He was a contributing author to the Industry Chapter of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Fifth and Sixth Assessment Reports on climate change mitigation. Dr. Hasanbeigi holds a Ph.D. in Energy Technology, as well as bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Textile Technology Engineering. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship in industrial energy efficiency and decarbonization at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Dr. Hasanbeigi's selected publications can be found on our Publication page.

Cecilia Springer is a Principal at Global Efficiency Intelligence, LLC. She provides consulting and market research across GEI's service areas. Dr. Springer has over 10 years of experience conducting technical research on energy policy and industrial decarbonization, with a regional focus on U.S., China, and Southeast Asia. Dr. Springer has published research on international benchmarking of the steel, cement, and aluminum industries, embodied carbon, green public procurement, and emerging energy efficiency technologies for various industrial subsectors. 

Dr. Springer is also the Co-director of the Industrial Electrification Center,

Before joining GEI, Dr. Springer was Assistant Director and Senior Academic Researcher at the Boston University Global Development Policy Center, leading the Global China Initiative and conducting research on the energy and climate impacts of China's overseas engagement. She was previously a postdoctoral research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Dr. Springer received her Ph.D. in Energy and Resources at the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.S. in environmental science from Brown University. She is a research affiliate at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a non-resident fellow at Boston University.

Adam Sibal is a Senior Research Associate at Global Efficiency Intelligence, LLC, where he provides consulting and market research across GEI’s service areas. With over two years at GEI, Adam has developed expertise and authored several publications on the decarbonization of regional and global steel, cement, and chemical sectors. His work has particularly focused on industrial decarbonization targets, standards, initiatives, and policies, including green public procurement. Additionally, Adam has cultivated expertise in emerging energy efficiency and low-carbon production methods within the steel, cement, aluminum, and chemical industries.

Adam also brings valuable experience from his time with the International Energy Agency (IEA), where he developed a global model for energy and emissions in plastic production and recycling and supported modeling efforts for the steel and cement industries. Furthermore, he has worked with Idaho National Lab and published works on critical mineral supply chains. During his Ph.D. program in Civil & Environmental Engineering, Adam published works on technoeconomic and lifecycle assessments of low-carbon distributed chemical production methods. Prior to his doctoral studies, he served as a Process and Process Safety Engineer and Environmental Engineer for ExxonMobil and Sempra Energy for seven years, contributing to multibillion-dollar oil production and liquefied natural gas export projects. Adam holds an M.S. in Engineering and Technology Management and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

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