Jeffrey K Lazo

Jeffrey K. Lazo Consulting LLC is an independent consultancy focused on the economics and societal value of weather, water, and climate information. Led by Jeffrey K. Lazo, the practice examines how people use weather information and how severe weather events affect economies, with an emphasis on evaluating the benefits of better forecasting and hydrometeorological services.

Its work includes developing economic metrics to assess improved solar energy forecasts, designing expert elicitation approaches to estimate the benefits of enhanced hydrometeorological services in developing countries, and conducting benefit-cost analyses of programs that improve weather forecasting. Lazo currently leads analyses of national hydrometeorological services in Mozambique, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nicaragua, and Honduras.

Before establishing his consulting work, Lazo directed the Societal Impacts Program at the National Center for Atmospheric Research from 2004 to 2017. He has also worked with the World Bank, the World Meteorological Organization, and USAID, and co-authored guidance on benefit-cost analysis for national hydrometeorological services. The website provides information about his background, publications, and consulting activities.