Brad Page

Biography

Brad joined the Institute as CEO in August 2011, bringing extensive knowledge and experience on Australian and international energy and climate policy issues. Prior to the Institute, Brad spent almost 8 years as CEO of the Energy Supply Association of Australia (esaa), the peak representative organisation of the electricity and downstream gas industry in Australia. He steered the esaa through a period of significant transformation and represented the members on a wide range of energy market and climate change policy issues with senior political and government leaders. For much of the time at esaa, he also chaired the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s (CSIRO) Energy and Transport Sector Advisory Council, stepping down in January 2009. Brad’s earlier career was in the Australian Public Service which he departed at the senior executive level. He worked in a range of different portfolios culminating in direct involvement with the development, implementation and subsequent review and improvement of Australia's National Electricity Market and domestic natural gas market arrangements. Brad graduated with a BA (Administration) from the University of Canberra and in 2009 studied the economics of climate change at Cambridge University as a British Council Chevening Fellow. 

Research Interest

Economics of climate change