The Board of Directors for the National Regulatory Research Institute hired Dr. Rajnish Barua as its new executive director. Dr. Barua will transition into the position this week by attending the NRRI Board meetings in Washington, D.C. He will then become the full-time executive director in mid-April.

For the last five years, Dr. Barua has served as executive director of the Organization of PJM States, Inc., (OPSI), a non-profit association of utility regulatory agencies in the 13 States and the District of Columbia within the PJM Interconnection footprint. In this role, Dr. Barua oversaw OPSI’s day-to-day functions, including coordinating data/issues analyses and policy formation on issues related to PJM, its market monitor, and related federal agency matters.

“On behalf of the NRRI Board, I am pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Barua as NRRI’s new executive director,” said NRRI Board Chair Philip Jones of the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. “Raj brings a unique set of skills to this important position. As a former senior regulatory staff member, he understands the complex issues State utility commissions face each day. Raj has the ability to interact well with many commissioners, as he has done at OPSI, as well as many commission staff. I have the utmost confidence in his ability to take NRRI to the next level of research and training.”

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