As Executive Director of the CCRO, Bob is the Committee’s principal spokesperson, lead strategist and chief administrator.  Full Bio

As Executive Director of the CCRO, Bob is the Committee’s principal spokesperson, lead strategist and chief administrator. He represents the Committee before the FERC, CFTC, Congress, and major industry conferences. The Committee of Chief Risk Officers is a corporation of member companies from across the energy industry from upstream to retail. The CCRO is dedicated to the development and advancement of a broad range of best practices in the fields of risk and compliance.

Prior to becoming the lead at the CCRO, Bob was the Chief Risk Officer for the El Paso Corporation, a consultant with McKinsey & Company, and lead of the energy derivatives trading & marketing group at BP Oil Company.

In his role as CCRO lead, Bob has developed relationships with many risk professionals from across the industry, providing constructive opportunities for all to grow in expertise and career.

As CEO for a start-up firm, Bob successfully developed funding sources and proprietary processes for an innovative approach to energy market transparency.

Bob has received much public acknowledgement for his involvement in the risk management field, including the “Famous Fifty” hall of fame award and years of industry speaking engagements.

Mr. Anderson has developed strong relationships with commissioners and senior staff at regulatory groups including the CFTC and FERC. Mr. Anderson also provides expert witness services for corporate litigation in the areas of risk management, corporate governance, and business development.

Bob’s educational background includes an MBA from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business and a BE in Mechanical Engineering from Vanderbilt University. Minimize

Eric is the Chief Analyst at 451 Research and coordinates industry analysis across the broad portfolio of 451 research disciplines, with an extensive, hands-on understanding of a range of subject areas, including networks, virtualization, security and semiconductors and their intersection in areas such as SDN/NFV, hyperconvergence and the Internet of Things (IoT). Full Bio

Eric is the Chief Analyst at 451 Research and coordinates industry analysis across the broad portfolio of 451 research disciplines, with an extensive, hands-on understanding of a range of subject areas, including networks, virtualization, security and semiconductors and their intersection in areas such as SDN/NFV, hyperconvergence and the Internet of Things (IoT). Eric helps 451 Research’s clients navigate these turbulent waters and capitalize on potential outcomes.

He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a VMware Certified Professional (VCP), and is a frequent speaker at leading industry events.  Minimize

Joe is an innovative and results-driven leader focused on achieving exceptional results in difficult situations and environments. Full Bio

Joe is an innovative and results-driven leader focused on achieving exceptional results in difficult situations and environments. He is a skilled communicator who synthesizes and delivers complex information to diverse audiences. He has proven to be an exceptional team manager in critical, collaborative contexts with strong leadership, client service, and negotiation skills. He has a record of repeated and consistent success in achieving complicated objectives and timelines in volatile situations, markets, and regulatory environments.  As a high-energy, approachable business builder who orchestrates startups, turnarounds, and wind-downs, he is known as a change leader, with the skilled use of empathy to keep employees informed, motivated and productive, particularly in times of uncertainty.

Joe has a unique background encompassing legal, business, and regulatory expertise, achieved by having managed legal, compliance, origination, credit, and operational groups.

Core competencies include:
• Legal expertise in energy and agricultural commodities
• Regulatory and Compliance
• Supply chain management, including operations and physical energy transportation
• Litigation/Arbitration
• Employment law and human resources best practices
• Derivative and physical purchase and sale agreements
• Mergers & Acquisitions, including structured finance
• Treasury: Including secured borrowing bases and repurchasing agreements
• Energy and Agricultural Commodities: Electricity, Natural Gas, Crude Oil, Ethanol, Coal, Emissions, Carbon Credits, Sugar, Coffee & Cotton 

For the past decade Mr. Limone has performed several roles in the build-up and then wind down of Noble Americas including Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.   As the liaison to Chairman and Executive Committee in Hong Kong, he was a key player in restructuring and repaying secured borrowing base with 14 senior lenders to maximize operating flexibility, in a leveraged environment with the US companies being sold. He succeeded in a rapidly declining revenue and profit margin environment that was highly competitive and relentlessly shifting. He worked with the business to lower costs and properly manage PnL. 

Prior to Noble Americas, Joe has held senior commercial and legal roles with leading banks and energy companies including Credit Suisse, XL Capital, Allegheny Energy, Merchant Energy Group of the Americas, where Joe’s responsibilities have spanned from VP of Power and Gas Origination and Trading to Director of Commodities Prime Services to General Counsel. Minimize

Dan LoBue, an energy market optimization specialist and subject matter expert, has over 30 years’ experience in power markets.  Full Bio

Dan LoBue, an energy market optimization specialist and subject matter expert, has over 30 years’ experience in power markets. He stared his energy career as a navel nuclear operator on submarine and then as a civilian, he held multiple senior corporate positions in generation, transmission, regulatory and commercial operations. Most relevant experiences being focused on starting up and then directing trading, origination and regulatory activities. As a consultant, he specializes in advising and providing time proven solutions to decision makers who need to know how to minimize operational cost and risk while simultaneously achieving business objectives and prosperity.

Having integrated 14+ companies into ISO & RTO’s, most likely the most performed in the industry, Mr. LoBue was the lead consultant in the Entergy / MISO South integration, likely the largest and most complex integration to date at over a cost of over $124 Million. Also when the ISOs/RTOs themselves needed assistance, many times Dan has received the call, having provided services for PJM, NYISO, MISO and SPP. Additionally, as part of his operational efficiency, cost reduction and profitability services, he has performed dozens of software integrations, both involved in RTO interactions as well as standalone systems integrations, including RTO transaction management systems, EMS/GMS and meter data management systems resulting in a track record over a 20 years period in resulting averages between of 8%-12% increases in the company’s annual EBITDA.

Dan has become the go to guy for bridging the gap between theory and practice. Proving solutions to reduce market operating cost, increase efficiency and proliferate profitability. Minimize

Amir Andani has over 14 years of experience in Energy Retail and has worked in operations and risk management groups at Just Energy.  Full Bio

Amir Andani has over 14 years of experience in Energy Retail and has worked in operations and risk management groups at Just Energy. Amir is head of risk at Just Energy and oversees commodity risk management for a $3 billion natural gas and electricity portfolio across US and Canada.  Amir is the chair of Management Risk Committee and responsible for setting Commodity Risk Management Policy and presenting key risks to the Board Risk Committee. In addition, Amir reviews Just Energy’s weather insurance programs, manages counterparty credit & collateral risks, oversees all compliance reporting requirements for over the counter (OTC) trading and is responsible for creating several policies and procedures to manage and mitigate risk. Amir also manages Wholesale Liquidity Risk and Casualty and Liability insurance program. Amir lives in Toronto, Ontario and has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University, Canada and a CFA designation.   Minimize