Douglas Caves

Dr. Douglas W Caves was co-founder and co-owner of the Madison-based economic consulting firm of Christensen Associates, where he continues to serve as Vice-Chairman and member of the Board. He holds Ph. D in economics from the University of Wisconsin, and has published a number of papers on the theoretical and practical measurement of efficiency in overall resource utilization. Before coming to Madison he served, along with his wife Sherry, for two years as Peace Corps teachers in Malawi, Africa. In 1997 they spent a year living in Costa Rica, and doing volunteer work with a small rural school. They have 4 children and 5 grandchildren. Doug currently serves on several non-profit boards, including the Cloud Forest School Foundation, the Driftless Area Land Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy of Wisconsin, and The American Players Theater.