Prudence Dato holds a PhD in Economics from Savoie Mont Blanc University (USMB) in France and a Master’s degree (PhD track) in environmental and resource economics from Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), France. He is currently a temporary teaching and research fellow at USMB and his main research interests are energy, environmental and resource economics. His PhD dissertation focuses on the transition to renewable energy and on investment in energy saving technologies with an interest in smart-grids, micro-grids, household behavior and in economic instruments that favor energy transition. Prudence Dato also has 10 years' consultancy experience working on climate change, energy and environmental issues.