Jim Stephens
Partner and Rates & Regulation Practice Leader
Jim Stephens has 30 years of experience in the energy industry and has held senior management positions at economic consulting firms, local distribution companies, and a retail energy marketer. Jim has assisted numerous clients in the United States and Canada with regulatory strategy development and implementation, energy portfolio assessment and optimization, integrated resource planning and hedging/risk management, and energy infrastructure evaluation. He has also provided expert testimony in numerous proceedings at various U.S. jurisdictions, including federal and state regulatory agencies and Canadian provincial regulatory bodies. In addition, Jim has commercial experience through his leadership positions at a retail energy marketing company, where he was responsible for all aspects of business unit management, including front-, mid- and back-office functions. He was also responsible for gas supply procurement and portfolio optimization for a local distribution company. Jim holds a bachelor of science degree in management and an M.B.A., with a concentration in operations management, from Bentley College.
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