Benjamin de Boissezon is a project lead and market design expert with 12 years experience in the energy industry in France and Germany.
After obtaining an engineering degree from Centrale Lyon in 2011, Benjamin joined the global utility company Engie in the Research and Innovation division. He was responsible for the economic assessment of Smart Grid technologies as part of a national demonstration project.
In 2014, Benjamin took on a project director position in the Power System Economics division of the French TSO RTE. He was in charge of the evolution of the French balancing market rules, leading national consultations on market design and ensuring coordination with the national regulatory authority. He was also an active member of ENTSO-E working groups in charge of the European harmonization of balancing markets and imbalance settlement processes.
In 2018, Benjamin joined the Energy Economics division of the German TSO 50Hertz where he currently directs cross-functional projects related to market operation, power system operation, energy economics and market design. He notably coordinated the implementation of an intraday balancing energy market in Germany as well as the development of a redispatch process based on decentralized flexible resources.