Tam Wagner is the Director of Demand Side Management at the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO). In this role, Tam is accountable for the IESO’s suite of Save on Energy programs for businesses and residential customers, including income-eligible and First Nations communities. Tam has been at the IESO since 2005 and has held increasingly senior roles including in the CEO’s office, Regulatory Affairs, and Operations. Tam also spent a year on secondment with the provincial government, where she helped support the implementation of the government’s Conservation First policy and initiatives. Recent achievements of Tam include leading the IESO’s Emergency Preparedness Task Force and Crisis Management Support Team (two stakeholder forums that include Operations senior leaders across the energy sector) through the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A graduate of the University of Waterloo in Electrical Engineering, Tam is also a registered
Professional Engineer in Ontario.