Samantha is the Manager Strategic Planning at the Australian Energy Market Operator. Her team is responsible for the power system assessments and publication materials for the Integrated System Plan, which outlines an optimal development path for generation, storage and network investments to meet consumer needs and government policies at least cost in the Australian National Electricity Market for at least the next twenty years. Samantha has led projects and teams across the electricity and policy sectors of Australia, including at Transgrid (the New South Wales transmission network service provider), the New South Wales Government, and the Australian Energy Market Operator.