Comity

Advisor — Utility Commission Strategy (part-time)

Remote. Posted 11 months ago

The role

This advisor will shape how the company engages state utility commissions to accelerate adoption of credit management solutions. You will advise on regulatory positioning, guide engagement, and translate regulatory signals.

What you will do

  • Advise on regulatory positioning to articulate how the product supports commission goals.
  • Guide regulatory engagement by refining communication and identifying stakeholders.
  • Translate regulatory signals to help adapt product and positioning.
  • Leverage network to open doors with contacts across state commissions, utilities, and energy policy organizations.

Required qualifications

  • Served in a senior role at a state utility commission or held a regulatory affairs or policy leadership role at an electric utility or IPP.
  • Significant exposure to commission decision-making.
  • Maintain strong relationships across commissions and utilities, including regulatory staff, policy leaders, and utility executives.
  • Understand how commissions think about reliability, liquidity, credit exposure, and ratepayer protection.
  • Worked in markets with high renewable and storage penetration.
  • Translate regulatory and utility experience into clear, actionable recommendations.

About the company

Comity is an energy-obsessed, entrepreneurial team leveraging statistical learning and convex optimization to build the financial trust layer for the electric age. The founders are Stanford alumni with expertise in energy, complex systems, computational science, and structured finance.