James Tipping
Dr James Tipping
New Zealand Electricity Authority, New Zealand
James works across the Electricity Authority to bring leadership and excellence to the work programme and to the evidence that underpins the Authority’s decision-making. He plays a role in maintaining and growing relationships with other regulators – both domestically and internationally – and ensures the Authority is well aware of regulatory best practice and emerging market developments.
James has more than 19 years’ experience working in strategy, analytics, policy and regulatory roles in the energy sector in New Zealand and in Europe. Prior to joining the Authority, James’s most recent leadership role was at Trustpower as the Strategy and Portfolio Manager, having previously led Trustpower’s regulatory engagement for a number of years. His international experience includes consulting for Redpoint Energy (now Baringa Partners), one of Europe’s leading energy consultancies.
James holds a Bachelor of Science majoring in Statistics, a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Economics, and a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours in Operations Research from the University of Canterbury. He also has a PhD in Operations Research from the University of Canterbury, focussed on modelling electricity wholesale market prices.
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