Jim Gannon

Jim Gannon currently serves as Chairperson of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) since October 2019, overseeing the regulation of the electricity wholesale market, Ireland's generation portfolio, interconnection, electricity security of supply, and distribution and transmission networks. Prior to this role, Jim Gannon was the Chief Executive Officer of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) from March 2016 to October 2019, managing an annual budget of €165 million for policy development, research and development, energy advisory, and capital grant programs. Jim Gannon also held leadership positions at RPS Group from November 2003 to April 2016, initially as a Director managing the Energy, Environment, and Health and Safety sectors, and previously as an Engineer and Technical Director focusing on energy policy and infrastructure project delivery. Early career experience includes a position as Project Engineer at MC O'Sullivan & Co Ltd. Jim Gannon holds an MBA from UCD Michael Smurfit School of Business, an MSc from Aberystwyth University, and a BE from the University of Galway.