George Vegh

George Vegh advises governments, regulators, boards, and investors on high-stakes energy and infrastructure decisions, particularly where regulatory independence, political pressure, and institutional design intersect. 

He is the former Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Energy Regulator, where he led Canada’s national energy regulator during a period of heightened scrutiny shaped by the energy transition, Indigenous reconciliation, and expanding regulatory mandates. In that role, he was responsible for institutional governance, adjudicative oversight, and maintaining regulatory credibility in complex and contested environments. 

George previously served as General Counsel of the Ontario Energy Board and practiced energy regulatory law for more than two decades, including as co-leader of a national energy regulatory practice. His experience spans electricity and natural gas markets, major infrastructure development, regulatory reform, and market design. 

In addition to his advisory work, George is a Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and Program Director of the Master’s Program in Energy and Infrastructure Law at Osgoode Hall Law School, where he teaches energy policy, regulation, and institutional governance. He is widely published and regularly provides expert testimony and international advisory support on regulatory reform. 

George’s advisory work focuses on strengthening regulatory governance and institutional independence, guiding energy market design and oversight, supporting mandate and institutional reform, and advising boards and senior leaders navigating politically sensitive decisions in the context of the energy transition and net-zero regulation.