Justin Driscoll
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New York Law School (JD)
Justin E. Driscoll | |
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| President and CEO of the New York Power Authority | |
| Assumed office August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Gil C. Quiniones |
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| Education | American University (BA) New York Law School (JD) |
Justin E. Driscoll is president and CEO of the New York Power Authority, the largest government-owned electric utility in the United States.
Driscoll oversees the New York Power Authority (NYPA)'s thousands of circuit-miles of high-voltage transmission and 17 generation facilities. He directs the public benefit corporation's function as a project developer and energy supplier for its state customers, including New York City, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NYCHA, the MTA, state agencies and local governments.[1]
Before becoming the company's CEO, Driscoll was their interim CEO, and was recommended to the position in 2013 by the NYPA board themselves appointed by the New York governor.[2] Prior to that Driscoll was a partner at private law firm Brown & Weintraub where he specialized in "government relations, litigation, and public finance" per Westchester magazine.[3]
NYPA is the United States' largest government-owned electric utility.[1] An early opponent to the Build Public Renewables Act,[4] Driscoll, a Republican,[2] faced resistance to his confirmation from New York City Democratic Socialists and the Public Power NY coalition in 2023.[5]