rollins baird

Rollins Baird

Associate
  • Carbon-Free Transportation

As an associate on RMI’s Carbon-Free Transportation team, Rollins researches electric vehicle growth and charging network expansion to promote a more sustainable and equitable transportation future.

Background

Before joining RMI, Rollins worked as a research assistant for the Institute of Data & Analytics at the University of Alabama while in his MBA program. He contributed a flexible predictive model of electric vehicle growth in Alabama, based on vehicle registration data; changes in the price, driving range, and charging networks of electric vehicles; increases in gas prices; and future bans on the sale of new gas vehicles. He also helped create a visualization dashboard to clearly communicate predictions and provided more accurate data inputs for the model.

Education

MBA, Concentration in Operations Management, University of Alabama
BS, Computer Science, University of Alabama

Authored Works