Cleve B. Tyler — Principal at Berkeley Research Group

Dr. Cleve B. Tyler serves as a Principal at Berkeley Research Group, LLC. Dr. Tyler has analyzed competition and damages issues in matters before federal and state courts, administrative law judges, regulatory commissions, and in merger investigations. Dr. Tyler has testified at deposition and trial in federal court regarding damages issues. He has developed or analyzed damages models in a range of industries pertaining to various allegations including patent infringement, antitrust, breach of contract, and fraud. He served as Senior Managing Economist of LECG from 2001 to 2010; Economist of Economic Analysis LLC from 1998 to 2000; Director of Business Development of Electric Lite since 1997 and Instructor in Clemson University from 1996 to 1998. Dr. Tyler's work includes evaluation of market definition and competitive effects using regression analysis and economic modeling. He has evaluated horizontal and/or vertical competition issues in industries such as waste collection and disposal, video games, battery separators, home appliances, enterprise application software, billboard leases, avionics, coffee, and carbonated soft drinks. He has analyzed competition and regulation in the electric industry in particular, including issues related to electric power sales, forward sales, derivative trading, entry conditions, and capacity payments. Dr. Tyler is an Adjunct Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins University. He teaches Microeconomics at Johns Hopkins University in its graduate program, and has taught economics at Clemson University. He is a Member of American Economic Association, American Bar Association, International Association for Energy Economics, and United States Association for Energy Economics. He received Close Fellowship from Clemson University in 1994, Macaulay Award for Outstanding Performance by a Graduate Student in Economics from Clemson University in 1993, and Earhart Fellowship from Clemson University in 1993. Dr. Tyler holds a PhD in economics from Clemson University specializing in industrial organization, finance, and the public sector in 1998. He earned BA Economics from University of Virginia in 1993. .