James Lewis brings to his position as President and co-CEO of Just Energy more than 20 years of experience in the retail energy industry. Before assuming his latest role, James served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the company with accountability for corporate-wide strategic planning, policy and program development. Prior to his role as COO, he led Just Energy’s Eastern U.S. residential and small business division with accountability for all aspects of the residential business including Customer Service, Operations and Sales. James also served as Senior Vice President for all of Just Energy’s North American Operations, which included a range of business functions from Contract Fulfillment and Revenue Assurance to Customer Retention and Renewals. Before joining Just Energy, James led the Risk Management, Structuring, and Trading portfolios for a large U.S.-based energy company, as well as Information Management and Internal Audit functions for a large multi-national corporation.
James earned a Bachelor and Master’s degree of Engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey, as well as a Master’s of Business Administration degree from New York University.