Jia-Shen Tsai is a non-resident fellow at the Research Institute for Democracy, Society, and Emerging Technology (DSET) and a policy analyst at the Niskanen Center. He holds a Master of Environmental Management from Duke University, specializing in environmental policy and economics. His research focuses on energy transition, transportation decarbonization, and carbon pricing, with an emphasis on pathways that balance national security considerations and public well-being.