Aleck Dadson

Aleck joined StrategyCorp in 2015, after serving as Chief Operating Officer of the Ontario Energy Board for seven years. As COO, Aleck helped to lead the OEB through a period of considerable change in its governance, regulatory processes, and approach to consumer and stakeholder engagement.

Prior to joining the OEB, Aleck was Senior Vice President at Direct Energy, with responsibility for government and regulatory affairs and compliance across North America and for managing the regulatory proceedings for major acquisitions in the energy sector in both the United States and Canada. During 2005-2007 he was seconded to head the regulatory team at Centrica plc, the UK’s leading supplier of electricity and natural gas.

While at StrategyCorp, Aleck has advised private sector and public agency clients regarding regulatory and public policy matters relating to infrastructure development, strategic planning, cap-and-trade, M & A, consumer protection, and energy sector transformation.

Aleck is a graduate of Oxford University, the University of Toronto Law School, and Yale Law School. He has served on several public advisory groups, including the Ontario Market Design Committee, the Technical Panel of the Ontario IESO, the Smart Grid Forum, and the Mentoring Committee, Clean Energy Zone, Faculty of Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University.