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Steve Smith
Steve joined National Grid in October 2021 and is Chief Strategy and Regulation Officer. He previously held the role of Group Head of Strategy and President of National Grid Partners.
Before joining National Grid, he spent 11 years at the UK's largest retail bank, Lloyds Banking Group (LBG). Steve held a number of senior executive positions at LBG and was a member of the Retail Executive Committee. His responsibilities included customers, fintech, innovation and competition, and regulatory strategy.
Prior to LBG Steve was a Board member of the British energy regulator Ofgem for seven years where he was Managing Director of Networks and prior to that Managing Director of Markets, delivering major industry and regulatory reform.
Steve's earlier career included working for American Electric Power in London and five years as a utility strategy consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC). Steve has also held a number of non-executive positions including British Gas' Customer Fairness Committee and the Regulatory Policy Institute. He has also been an angel investor in energy startups in the UK.