• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Gordon van Welie

ISO New England Inc.

President & Chief Executive Officer

Gordon van Welie, President and CEO of ISO New England, oversees New England’s 32,000 megawatt bulk power system, the multi-billion dollar wholesale electricity marketplace, and a robust system planning process designed to ensure the region’s long-term electricity needs. He has been the president and CEO since 2001. New England’s resources are undergoing a dramatic transformation from oil, coal, and nuclear generation to natural gas, renewable energy, and distributed resources. Gordon has led a strategic initiative to keep system reliability intact and wholesale markets competitive while this shift occurs. Before ISO New England, Gordon was Vice President and General Manager of Power System Control for Siemens. Earlier in his career, he worked in various roles with the South African utility, Eskom. Gordon is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and industry groups including the Executive Committee of the U. S. National Committee of CIGRE, the Member Representatives Committee of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the ISO/RTO Council, and the IEEE Power & Engineering Society. Gordon holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. 

Sessions With Gordon van Welie

Thursday, 12 March

  • 10:30am - 11:20am (CST) / -

    Plenary - Designing for Success: Power markets, prices and technology

    Upstream Oil & Gas Power & Renewables

    Market designs influence wholesale electricity market price formation. Getting price signals right is key to successful electricity system operations in the short run, and timely, adequate investments over the long run. Are market rules and institutions changing to harmonize climate initiatives with effective market competition? Can retail and wholesale market designs evolve to effectively integrate new technology deployment on both the demand and supply sides of the electricity business?