Director

Aaron Engen was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer for the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) effective August 2024. Mr. Engen first joined the AESO in 2020 as a member of the AESO Board and has acted as Chair of both the Power System and the Human Resources committees.

Mr. Engen has more than 30 years of experience in investment banking and law.

Prior to joining the AESO, Mr. Engen was Vice Chair, Investment & Corporate Banking at BMO Capital Markets. He co-headed the bank’s Power & Energy Infrastructure group focusing on energy infrastructure across North America including power generation, transmission and distribution, natural gas midstream, storage, transmission, liquefaction and distribution, and liquids storage and transmission. More recently Mr. Engen was co-head of BMO’s Energy Transition group which covered key sectors including hydrogen, carbon capture and sequestration, low carbon fuels, critical minerals, renewable natural gas, renewable power generation, energy storage, small modular reactors, cleantech, and sustainable finance.

Prior to joining BMO Capital Markets, Mr. Engen was a partner at McCarthy Tétrault, where he practiced corporate and securities law, primarily in the energy and utilities sectors.

Mr. Engen holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alberta, as well as a Bachelor of Arts and Science from the University of Lethbridge.