Technology & Innovation

Kate Hardin is the executive director of the Deloitte Research Center for Energy & Industrials and has worked in the energy industry for 25 years. She currently leads Deloitte’s research across energy and industrial manufacturing. Prior to that, Hardin led integrated coverage of transportation decarbonization and its implications for the automotive and energy sectors at IHS Markit. She has also developed global energy research for institutional investors and led analyses of Russian and Caspian energy developments at CERA.

Clayton Wilkerson, chief of staff for Deloitte Services LP's Research Center for Energy and Industrials, is a dynamic industry development leader with over 20 years experience, boasting a proven track record reflected in my expertise, skills and accomplishments in leading-edge, research and insights, learning and development, talent acquisition, and training implementation. Articulate and knowledgeable leader recognized for developing, supporting, and implementing productivity initiatives, business strategy, activities, processes, systems, and tools that lead to the achievement of productivity targets.

Anshu Mittal is a senior vice president in Deloitte’s research and insights team and the US-India office’s research and insights leader. With nearly 20 years of experience in the energy and resources industry, he has advised governments and companies on policy-, regulatory-, strategy-, and transaction-level issues across the energy value chain.

Jaya Nagdeo is a manager with Deloitte Services India Pvt. Ltd., and is part of the Deloitte Research Center for Energy & Industrials. She has more than 11 years of experience in strategic and financial research across all power utilities and renewable energy subsectors and has contributed to many studies in the areas of energy transition, business strategy, digital transformation, operational performance, and market landscape.

John Morehouse is the Industrial Products Manufacturing research leader in the Deloitte Research Center for Energy & Industrials. With more than 25 years of experience in manufacturing-related roles across industry, academia, and government, Morehouse enjoys leveraging his expertise in research, engineering, and business to assist companies in innovating their products, processes, and workforce, and fostering the development of manufacturing ecosystems.

Ashlee Christian leads Energy & Chemicals projects at the Deloitte Research Center for Energy and Industrials, with a focus on natural gas, LNG, chemicals, and pathways to sustainability. She has 15 years of experience in research, market analysis, business development, and management consulting in the Energy sector.

Carolyn Amon leads Power, Utilities & Renewables’ projects at the Deloitte Research Center for Energy and Industrials, where she focuses on decarbonization strategies. She has 20 years of experience delivering international advisory services and developing thought leadership across the Energy, Electric Vehicle, and Manufacturing sectors. She is passionate about empowering people to partake in the energy transition to a net-zero world.

Kruttika Dwivedi, a research manager with the Deloitte Research Center for Energy & Industrials at Deloitte Support Services India Private Limited, has supported several industrial products research studies focused on areas such as the future of work, the Internet of Things, and talent management. She has nearly nine years of experience in advanced statistical analysis and strategic research. Dwivedi holds an MBA with a specialization in marketing research.

Scott Welch is the research leader for both aerospace and defense and engineering and construction in the Deloitte Research Center for Energy & Industrials. He has over 20 years of experience in developing data-driven insights and translating complex market trends into compelling thought leadership across multiple sectors and geographies. Before joining Deloitte, Welch served in several business insights leadership roles at another Big Four. His research and thought leadership have been cited in prominent media outlets, including Bloomberg, Forbes, CNBC, and the Urban Land Institute.

Elsie Hung is the research manager for power, utilities, and renewables at the Deloitte Research Center for Energy and Industrials. She brings 10 years of experience driving interdisciplinary energy policy research with a primary focus on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the broader electricity sector. Before joining Deloitte, Hung served as research manager at the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy in Houston, Texas.