Roy is Senior Manager, Policy Research at Power Advisory. He is an electricity sector professional with over 18 years of experience in the energy industry. He offers broad and unique energy sector experience over a wide range of regulatory and policy matters, having worked for the government, regulator and industry. He has extensive experience collaborating on policy development with senior executives and staff of the Ontario Ministry of Energy, Ontario Energy Board (OEB), Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), regulated electric and gas utilities, technology and service providers, and other sector stakeholders. Prior to joining Power Advisory, Roy was a Special Advisor at the Ontario Ministry of Energy, providing strategic advice to senior executives on the mandate and governance of the OEB, Ontario's energy regulator. While at the Ministry, he also provided policy advice and research support to the Electrification and Energy Transition Panel, an advisory body established to help Ontario’s economy prepare for electrification and the energy transition. Previously, Roy also was the Director of Policy at the Ontario Energy Association, where he helped lead the development of policy positions, priorities and advocacy strategies as well as representing the industry’s interests before the government, regulator and system operator. Roy served at the OEB for over eleven years. While at the OEB, he worked on a variety of policy issues and adjudicative proceedings, including time-of-use pricing and smart metering, compliance and rate hearings, smart grid and distributed energy resources, generator connection policies, review of the integrated power system plan and procurement processes, as well as providing interpretation of legal and regulatory requirements to stakeholders. He holds BA and MA degrees in Economics from the University of Toronto.