Under Forties 2022
Who are the up-and-coming rising stars of the utilities industry and utility regulation? This year eighty Under Forties are featured hailing from twenty-nine utilities, utility regulatory commissions, and other industry organizations.
Ali Elnaamani, 1898 & Co., Managing Director & Regional Practice Leader, is the company's youngest managing director currently leading an office location. Leadership has noted his best-in-class weekly presentations and has also asked him to train others. In the next five to ten years, leadership expects to see Elnaamani leading one of the most profitable business lines in his region, thanks to his financial acumen and innovative thinking.
Joseph Nichols, 1898 & Co., Utility Consulting Director, has been key in growing the company's service offerings to clients. Using his knowledge of the industry, he defines solutions to problems clients are facing as the electric distribution system becomes a focus of planning and modernization. The services his team offers have addressed concerns with aging infrastructure, improved reliability while reducing operating costs, integrated renewables, electric vehicles, and provided help justifying these plans to utility commissions. Since Nichols took over in 2019, the distribution planning and grid modernization business line has more than doubled in size.