Mike Cleary

Mike Cleary is a seasoned executive with over 30 years’ experience – in energy, information technology, manufacturing, supply-chain logistics, commodities trading and risk management – across four continents.

Mr. Cleary served as Chief Operating Officer of the Australian Electricity Market Operator – the electricity and gas system and market operator for much of Australia – from 2012-2017. Previously, Mr. Cleary served as Chief Operations Officer and Chief Technology Officer of ERCOT, the electricity system and market operator for Texas, USA, where he led the turnaround of a strategic $650m project and delivery of a 5-year business strategy. He also previously served as Executive Director, IT, for PJM Interconnection in the USA, where he led a significant restructuring of the division.

Mr. Cleary has extensive consulting experience, having served as a Senior Manager at both Deloitte, and Accenture, with work spanning business planning, organisation design, process transformation, systems design and implementation, and market readiness. He is a fellowship member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Ireland. In 2009, he was commissioned as an Admiral of the Texas Navy by Governor Rick Perry in recognition of his service to the people of Texas.