Justin E. Driscoll is president and CEO of the New York Power Authority, the largest government-owned electric utility in the United States.
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 themsleves 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 socialists and the Public Power NY coalition in 2023. [5]
Driscoll graduated from American University in Washington, D.C. and attended NYU School of Law. He received his law degree from New York Law School, a private law school. [1]
Driscoll grew up near Albany and resides in Rye, New York with his wife. The couple have three children and four grandchildren and have lived in Westchester County for over 30 years. [6]