Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Lincoln College)
Diploma of Economics (Waikato University)
Master of Management Studies (with Distinction) (Waikato University)

Alistair has extensive experience working with complex policy processes, and has worked on many of the key economic reforms of the last decade including the 1998 electricity industry reforms, the price control threshold for electricity line businesses, amendments to the Commerce Act, the 2002 climate change policy package, and the Telecommunications Amendment Act 2006.

Alistair offers clients proven expertise in applying his extensive skills in economic and strategic analysis to formulating practical solutions to complex policy problems.

Bachelor of Forestry Science (First Class Honours) (Canterbury University)

Karen has provided regulatory and economic advice on rule and other policy changes to the Electricity Commission since May 2004. She is currently assisting the Electricity Commission with a project to improve the wholesale electricity pricing process. This has involved developing a conceptual framework for achieving an appropriate trade-off between price certainty and price accuracy, and enabling consumers to make efficient decisions which enhances competition.

Since January 2007, Karen has assisted the Commerce Commission with its role under the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998.

Master of Business Administration (Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University)
Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering (University of Illinois)
Bachelor of Arts – Asian Studies (University of Illinois)

Erich has ten years’ experience in the climate change, energy and consulting fields. While a high-level thinker, Erich is also drawn to the details. His projects often involve detailed numerical analysis and development of complex financial and economic models.

Prior to joining M-co, Erich provided market assessment, value chain, cost-benefit assessment, option value and organisational change analysis to large corporate clients in the energy, banking, and manufacturing sectors as an associate with Booz Alan Hamilton in the United States. Erich’s energy and consulting career has also involved assessment of investment and management decisions in Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, China, Taiwan and the United States.

Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (First Class Honours) – Economics, Money and Finance (Victoria University)
Bachelor of Science – Mathematics and Statistics (Victoria University)

Rachel has an in-depth understanding of regulatory economics and has a proven ability to effectively plan and organise complex projects. Prior to joining KEA 3, Rachel worked at M-co as a Senior Consultant. Prior to this she was a Senior Analyst at the Commerce Commission, providing regulatory advice on the telecommunications industry and project managed telecommunications projects. Rachel has also worked at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, where she provided economic advice on a range of issues including the impact of increasing freight costs on inflation, and the effects of increasing demand for food in Asia.