Scott Foster

Director, Sustainable Energy Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

Scott Foster is the Director of the Sustainable Energy Division at UNECE. He has more than 35 years’ experience in the energy field.

Mr. Foster is an expert on energy market fundamentals and market design, including analysis and assessment of the major driving forces shaping demand, supply, and price. He has led major studies of the long-term outlook for European gas and power markets from pricing and supply security perspectives, and has advised governments, regulators, and industry on the strategic implications of those outlooks. Before founding Nomad Energy Consulting in 2004, Mr. Foster was Vice President of global regulatory affairs with AES Corporation, Senior Director with Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), and senior expert in the International Energy Agency. Mr. Foster holds a BA from Dartmouth College, an MS in Civil Engineering from Stanford University, and an MBA from UC Berkeley.