John has broad experience consulting with electric and gas utilities and independent power producers on deregulation and market restructuring, preparing testimony in legal and regulatory proceedings, and negotiating with utilities and investors to restructure utility companies. He has provided financial and strategic planning support to electric utilities, independent power producers and customer and creditor committees in the Chapter 11 process.

Prior to joining The NorthBridge Group, John was a consultant with Putnam, Hayes & Bartlett, Inc. in Cambridge, Massachusetts and was an attorney in Toronto, Canada – in both private practice and as corporate counsel – specializing in contract negotiation. He holds a B.A. (Honours) in economics, magna cum laude, from the University of Alberta, an LL.B. from Queen's University Law School and an M.S. in management from the Sloan School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.