Communication. Regulation. Writing. Research.

Meet the team

Meet the team


Words, numbers, economics and engineering. Our team of experienced professionals has it covered. Feel free to drop any of us a line.

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Erin Stone

Erin is an economist and energy market expert, with more than a decade of experience working in finance, utilities and system operations. She has excellent analytical skills and a detailed knowledge of legislation underpinning the electricity and gas sectors.

Erin specialises in developing network expenditure proposals, incentive mechanisms, and helping businesses achieve maximum returns from their investments. She understands all things energy and is one of the leading advocates for energy sector reform in Australia.

Email: erin@oakeswell.com

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Michael Harris

Michael is a management consultant with 20 years of experience in strategic communication, change management and business development. A skilled writer, he has spent the last decade working in the Australian energy sector. He specialises in economic regulation and commercial analysis, and provides strategic advice to a range of private and public sector businesses.

Michael has written countless access arrangement and pricing submissions for electricity and gas business, as well as books, reports and publications for non-energy sector organisations.

Email: michael@oakeswell.com

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Scott Badnall

Scott is a financial professional with 20 years of experience in business analysis. His core skills are advanced financial modelling and expenditure forecasting, particularly within a regulatory environment.

Scott is a CPA qualified accountant and has designed, built and audited numerous expenditure and revenue models for large and small businesses. He also has a strong background in IT financial planning and analysis, and has developed business cases for major IT investments.

Email: scott@oakeswell.com

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Steve Hughes

Steve is an experienced engineer and asset manager. As former General Manager for a major gas distribution network, he has practical experience of project execution, infrastructure investment, and technical/safety compliance. Steve is also an expert in asset portfolio management, including development and critique of asset management plans and business cases.

Steve is an advocate of new technologies, and is our expert on green hydrogen technology and energy network innovation.

Email: steve@oakeswell.com