Joseph Sullivan

Vice President, Energy Policy & Development
Concord Engineering

Joseph Sullivan has forty one years of supervisory, management, and executive experience in the energy sector, joining Concord Engineering as Vice President of Energy Policy and Development in June, 2011. Prior to this he served as Director of the Division of Economic Development and Energy Policy at the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU). He also previously served as the BPU's Business Energy Ombudsman.

As the Director of The Division of Economic Development and Energy Policy his responsibilities included the development of policies that promote competitiveness and facilitate New Jersey's growth and success. The Division was also responsible for the New Jersey Energy Master Plan, the management of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in New Jersey as well as the Clean Energy and Renewable Energy programs. The overall mission of the Division under his supervision was to create jobs, retain existing jobs, and stimulate industrial and commercial growth in New Jersey through BPU policies and strategies in the utilities sector. This involved partnering with communities and the private sector to foster job creation by promoting innovation in all regulated areas.

As the Ombudsman for the BPU Mr. Sullivan established working relationships with the New Jersey business community on issues related to energy. Major issues facing private businesses include deregulated markets for electric and natural gas energy supplies as well as the challenges due to the cost of energy as a factor in their business decisions.