Larry Copp is the founding President of EPR. He is responsible for overseeing the forensic economics practice of the firm.
Larry is an economist with 35 years of experience in policy analysis, microeconomic issues, forensic economics, public utilities, state government policy, and business valuation. He served as President of the Vermont Power Exchange for 12 years and as Director of Planning in the Vermont Department of Public Service. Larry produced Vermont’s first 20-Year Electric Energy Plan. He served for three years as the Governor’s Policy Advisor and for one year as the State Economist. Larry has extensive experience as an expert witness regarding economic damages in state and federal courts and before quasi-judicial panels.
Larry holds an M.S. in Resource Economics from the University of New Hampshire and a B.S. in Business Administration and Industrial Management from the University of Vermont. He is active in his community of Richmond, VT, owns a 200-acre farm, and is a commercial pilot with ratings in fixed wing and rotorcraft categories.