Nihar Shah is Presidential Director of the Global Cooling Efficiency Program at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, leading research on alternate refrigerants and energy efficiency for Heating, Ventilation, Airconditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC&R) equipment, including Berkeley Lab's research in support of the Clean Cooling Collaborative in India, China, South-east Asia, and various emerging economies. He is a member of the Refrigeration, Air-conditioning and Heat Pump Technical Options Committee (RTOC) of the Montreal Protocol. Nihar's work has been featured in various media including Scientific American, Economist, Washington Post, New York Times, Forbes Magazine, NPR, PRI and numerous other publications. He serves on a number of advisory boards and committees and regularly advises multilateral institutions, financial institutions, governments, regulators and industry on a variety of energy technology and policy issues. Prior to joining Berkeley Lab, Nihar worked at the California Public Utilities Commission(CPUC)'s Public Advocates Office.