George Vegh

Senior Fellow, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

Expertise

Energy policy, law, and regulation

Education

Institute of Corporate Directors-Rotman, Directors Education Program (2022), Crown Director Effectiveness (2023)
Masters of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School (1997)
Bachelor of Law, University of Toronto Law (1990)
Bachelor of Arts (Hons), York University (1986)

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Summary

George is an expert in energy policy, law, and regulation, and a Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.  His career encompasses significant roles and contributions in both academic and regulatory practice.

George is the Chair of the Board at the Canada Energy Regulator and teaches international, Canadian, and provincial energy policy as Adjunct Professor at the Munk School and at the Osgoode Hall Law School, where he is also the Director of the Masters’ Program in Energy and Infrastructure.

Previously, George has been an Adjunct Professor at the University of Calgary Law School and the University of Toronto Law School, as well as General Counsel of the Ontario Energy Board, where he focused on developing innovative regulatory policy processes.

George is a member of the bars of Ontario and Alberta and is consistently ranked as a leading lawyer in energy regulation by Chambers Canada Legal Guide, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, International Financial Law Review, American Lawyer, Lexpert, and the Legal 500.

He has contributed to energy policy development through providing expert testimony to committees of the Ontario Legislative Assembly, serving in leadership roles on the OEB Chair’s Committee on Innovation, and the IESO Electricity Market Forum. He has also advised on regulatory structural reform in Kenya, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand.

In addition to his professional and academic contributions, George held leadership positions in the energy sector.  He served as Chair of the Ontario Energy Association and Vice-Chair of the Association of Power Producers of Ontario.  He has also led task forces on Distribution Rate Regulation, Infrastructure Renewal, Distributed Generation, and Transmission Connection for Renewable Generation.

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