Mike Florio

Michel Peter “Mike” Florio is a consultant on energy policy, regulation and markets, and a Senior Fellow at Gridworks, an Oakland non-profit that convenes stakeholder engagements and publishes papers related to decarbonization of the electricity sector.

Mike was appointed to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in 2011 by Gov. Jerry Brown, where he served a 6-year term. Prior to his CPUC appointment, he was an attorney for The Utility Reform Network (TURN), California’s leading utility consumer advocate group for 30+ years.

Mike also served on the governing board of the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) from 1997 through 2005, and on the board of the California Power Exchange from 1997 until early 2001.

In 1978 Mike received a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a Masters of Public Affairs (M.P.A.) from Princeton University. He was admitted to the California State Bar that same year.