Technical Speakers

Drake Hernandez is an Associate Principal in CRA's global energy disputes and regulatory segment within the firm's energy practice. He also leads CRA’s hydrogen offering within CRA's energy practice. He is an energy economist with expertise at the intersection of economics, regulation, and finance – with an emphasis on the hydrogen, natural gas, and electric power sectors.

Drake’s commercial advisory work focuses on advising global clients as they develop corporate and investment strategies related to energy market economics and infrastructure development with a particular focus on the hydrogen sector. He has been engaged by corporations and investors on matters pertaining to hydrogen project development, strategic and techno-economic due diligence, and regulatory issues within the sector.

Drake’s work has been published in Applied Energy, the Energy Law Journal, Utility Dive, and other commercial and academic journals. Drake regularly speaks both domestically and internationally on matters related to the regulation of hydrogen infrastructure, hydrogen market development, and energy system planning.

Drake earned a Master of Science in Technology and Policy, with a focus on Energy Economics and Finance, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, with a focus on Operations Research and Economics, from the University of Texas at Austin