Mr. Galligan is a founding member and Principal in Exeter Associates, Inc. He is an economist specializing in public utility economics. Areas of expertise include cost allocation, rate design, market structure, marginal cost analysis, and revenue requirements. Mr. Galligan has assisted numerous clients with their acquisitions of natural gas in restructured natural gas acquisition and transportation markets. 

Mr. Galligan has given expert testimony on more than 100 occasions before more than a 25 federal and state regulatory authorities. He has testified in electric, gas, and telephone proceedings on matters which include rate base, revenues, expenses, average and marginal cost studies, rate design, integrated resource planning, cost structure, and market design. He has also prepared reports for state regulatory authorities dealing with matters of rate design, cost of service, and regulatory standards in restructured markets. Mr. Galligan has assisted the Defense Fuel Supply Center, the U.S. Army, and other Department of Defense installations with their competitive procurements of natural gas and electricity.  Mr. Galligan holds a B.A. and M.A. in economics from the University of Wisconsin.