Who We Are
 Robert Wilder, J.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Wilder is CEO & Founder of Wildershares, LLC; he is the Manager of the WilderHill Clean Energy Index. He holds a Ph.D. from University of California at Santa Barbara and a Law Degree from University of San Diego School of Law. In addition Dr. Wilder is a Visiting Faculty at University of California, San Diego.
Rob is author of a recent Book, 'Listening to the Sea,' that links marine biodiversity to smart and cost-effective energy technologies that prevent pollution in the first place. His book chapters and articles have appeared in Nature, National Academy of Sciences Press, Engineering News-Record, UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, University of Chicago Press, the Journal of Alternative Investments, and elsewhere.
His awards include a Fulbright Fellowship, an American Assn. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) / EPA Fellowship in Environmental Science & Technology, and National Academy of Sciences Young Investigator Award (twice). He serves as a Trustee for the Society for Conservation Biology, and sits on other Boards. He previously was on the faculty at University of California at Santa Barbara, the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, and coordinated a national program for The Nature Conservancy.
While a Fellow at the EPA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., he focused on innovative technologies that prevent harm to ecosystems while being profitable to boot. His work has highlighted smart policy solutions that avoid harm- in place of older 'end-of-pipe' controls and waste remediation.
More recently Rob enjoys doing frequent presentations and public education about the solutions that make both economic and ecological sense. The first of the WilderHill Indexes (ECO) and its tracker (PBW) are also receiving accolades. In 2008 the tracking fund was named by Lipper® as the #1 Ranked Small Cap Core Fund of 2007 for its performance; the Clean Energy Index® was featured as “the Dow Jones industrial average of global warming” by USA Today in 2007, with the exchange traded fund (ETF) called “Best ETF for 2007”; Dr. Wilder’s work was recognized in 2006 by an “Outstanding Individual Achievement” Award, and shortly after launching the tracking fund for ECO was named “Most Innovative New ETF Product in 2005”.
Rob is originally from Baltimore, Maryland. He and his family now reside in lovely Encinitas north of San Diego, California on a 1-acre site that is solar-powered with a display of practical and innovative ecological solutions.
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