ABOUT US
David G. Loomis, President
Dr. David G. Loomis is also Emeritus Professor of Economics at Illinois State University and Co-Founder of the Center for Renewable Energy. Dr. Loomis has over 20 years of experience in energy analysis and has performed economic development analyses at the county, region, state and national levels for many different energy projects and associated supply chains.
Dr. Loomis has testified before the Public Utility Commissions in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, West Viriginia, and Wisconsin. Dr. Loomis has also testified over 70 times before local county boards in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Dr. Loomis is a widely recognized expert and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes Magazine, Associated Press, and Chicago Tribune as well as appearing on CNN. Dr. Loomis has published 40 peer-reviewed articles in leading energy policy and economics journals. Dr. Loomis has raised and managed over $8 million in grants and contracts from government, corporate and foundation sources. Dr. Loomis received his Ph.D. in economics from Temple University in 1995.
Bryan Loomis, Vice President
Bryan Loomis has been conducting economic impact, property tax, and land use analyses at Strategic Economic Research since 2019. He has performed or overseen over 200 wind and solar analyses, and has also provided expert testimony for permitting hearings and open houses in many states, including Colorado, Kansas, Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa. He improved the property tax analysis methodology at SER by researching various state taxing laws and implementing depreciation, taxing jurisdiction millage rates and other factors into the tax analysis tool. Before working with SER, Bryan ran a consulting agency, working with over 30 technology startups on growth and marketing. Bryan received his MBA from Belmont University in 2016.
Chris Thankan, Director of Economic Analysis
Christopher Thankan directs the production of the economic impact studies including sourcing, analyzing, and graphing government data. He also performs economic and property tax analysis for wind, solar, and transmission projects. Chris has a Bachelor of Science degree in Sustainable & Renewable Energy and minored in Economics.
