Tim NelsonExecutive GM, Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC)

Associate Professor Tim Nelson leads the AEMC’s Economic Analysis division.

Associate Professor Nelson joined the AEMC from his previous position as Chief Economist at AGL, one of Australia’s largest energy businesses, where he managed the company’s public policy advocacy as well as sustainability and strategy.

He is a member of Westpac’s Stakeholder Advisory Council and the Grattan Institute’s Energy Reference Group. He previously held a number of roles with the NSW Government and the Reserve Bank of Australia. Associate Professor Nelson is an associate professor at Griffith University.

He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of New England for which he earned a Chancellor's doctoral research medal.