Jim is a Senior Counsel in the Energy and Environment Practice at Sussex and brings to the firm almost four decades of experience as one of Canada’s most senior strategists in the electricity industry.

Most recently, Jim acted as President of the Canadian Electricity Association, where he worked with several leading utilities and energy companies from coast-to-coast-to-coast on issues affecting electricity stakeholders, ratepayers, and governments. 

Prior to joining the CEA, Jim worked in a variety of senior management roles for Ontario Hydro and its successor company, Ontario Power Generation. His responsibilities included managing all of OPG’s non-nuclear generation fleet, Energy Markets, and Corporate Development. Jim has also served as Chief Executive Officer at Bridge Renewable Energy Technologies Inc., a company which marketed Biomass Gasification Electricity Systems primarily in the developing world. 

Jim previously sat on the board of the Energy Council of Canada and served as a Director on the board of the Canadian Electricity Association from 1993 to 2008, including one year as Chairman. He is a member of Professional Engineers Ontario and the Institute for Corporate Directors. Jim graduated from the University of Toronto with a BASc in Mechanical Engineering.