Ben Kujala, Northwest Power and Conservation Council Ben joined the Council staff in 2013 as a Senior Analyst, assumed the role of Interim Director in 2016 when Tom Eckman retired, then became Power Division Director in October 2016.

He recently led the redevelopment of the Regional Portfolio Model for the Seventh Power Plan and coordinated the efforts to link together multiple power system models for a cohesive analytical framework for the plan. He has represented the Council with Western Electricity Coordinating Council and he is a member of the IEEE Power and Energy Society.

Prior to joining the Council, Ben was an Operations Research Analyst for the Bonneville Power Administration.