I have worked in the energy sector in New Zealand for eight years and will soon be graduating with a Master of Economics from the University of Melbourne. I have a Postgraduate Diploma and Bachelor of Science from the University of Otago, specialising in Energy Studies. As a Senior Analyst at the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, I worked on New Zealand's Energy Outlook, other research and data publications, as well as energy and communications policy. I have also worked as a Customer Insight, Pricing and Performance Analyst at Contact Energy, and at the Victorian Essential Services Commission on water price regulation.