Justin Driscoll

Justin E. Driscoll is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the nation's largest state-owned electric utility. He oversees NYPA's 17 generation facilities and 1,550 circuit-miles of high-voltage transmission, as well as the Power Authority's work as an energy efficiency project developer and as energy supplier for its governmental customers, including New York City, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and state and local governments. He is also responsible for the operation of the New York State Canal System.

Under Justin's leadership, NYPA is advancing New York State's transition to an affordable clean energy economy. As owner-operator of one-third of the state's high-voltage transmission system, the Power Authority is undertaking its most significant transformation in more than four decades, including Smart Path, Smart Path Connect, Central East Energy Connect and Propel NY Energy. He also leads efforts to develop at least 1 GW of zero-emission nuclear energy Upstate, alongside NYPA's utility-scale solar and battery storage portfolio.