Thomas VEYRENC
Managing Director - Economy, Strategy and Finance Division
RTE
Biography
Thomas Veyrenc joined RTE in 2006, where he held various positions in the areas of markets, and regulation. Since 2017, he has been in charge of RTE’s prospective studies and industrial strategy. In particular, he led the
development of Energy Pathways 2050, a landmark report describing the various paths for the French power system to reach net zero, as well as RTE’s adequacy studies and grid development plans.
In 2023, he was appointed to RTE’s Executive Board as Director-general in charge of economics, strategy, and finance. In this capacity, he oversees the investment growth strategy for the transmission network to meet decarbonization needs and leads the definition of the company’s regulatory framework.
He has lectured at Sciences Po Paris, CentraleSupélec and Paris-Dauphine University, has authored a book on the European power system, and was elected in 2024 as a member of the French Academy of Technologies.
He is an engineer from CentraleSupélec and a graduate of University College London and Sciences Po Paris.