Justin Driscoll

Interim President & CEO
New York Power Authority
Biography: 

Justin E. Driscoll serves as the New York Power Authority’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel.

Justin serves as the Chief Legal Officer of the Authority and advises and represents the Authority in all legal matters. He is a member of the Company’s Executive Committee and provides legal and policy advice to the Chairman, Trustees, President and Senior Management. He also supervises the activities of the Hydropower Licensing Group, the Corporate Secretary and the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer. He is currently Chair of the Enterprise Risk Management Committee and management’s liaison to the Cyber and Physical Security Committee of the Board of Trustees.

Before joining NYPA, Justin was engaged in the private practice of law and represented clients that included Fortune 500 companies, governmental entities, and energy companies, in complex commercial litigation and regulatory matters.

Justin serves on the Board of Directors of New York City’s Urban Green Council and is a member of the World Resources Institute’s Global Energy Advisory Board in Washington, D.C.

Justin is a graduate of American University in Washington D.C. with a bachelor’s degree from the School of Public Affairs. He received his law degree from the New York Law School and attended the New York University School of Law L.L.M. Program in trade regulation. Justin is a member of the New York City Bar Association, and the Energy Bar Association