Alex Barnes is an energy consultant with almost 30 years of experience, specialising in energy market design and regulation. He has assisted companies such as Gazprom, Total and BG Group in managing the impacts of energy liberalisation. He is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

While working at BG Group, Alex headed a team which secured an exemption from third party access regulation for the Dragon LNG terminal, enabling investment to proceed. At Gazprom, he advised the company on its expansion in gas and power trading in Europe.

Recently, Alex has focused on work in decarbonizing the European gas market, carbon pricing and regulation of future hydrogen markets. He holds a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University and an MBA from Henley Management College.