Léonard Bertrand
Léonard Bertrand, a principal, is a leader in the application of advanced methods to portfolio strategy and management, business strategy development, and strategy implementation.
Mr. Bertrand has worked with executives from all areas of the electricity businesses in North America and Europe. He has led numerous projects to develop strategy and improve investment profitability for companies in the US, UK, Japan, Netherlands, Brazil, France, and Germany.
For many of his clients, Mr. Bertrand has successfully implemented a portfolio approach to resource allocation across all business areas. Years after the initial engagement, his clients are still using the results of his work.
Mr. Bertrand has led many private and public senior executive seminars in Europe and in the US. He has been a guest lecturer on the topic of portfolio management at Stanford University, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, and INSEAD in France.
Descriptions of some representative engagements follow.
- Mr. Bertrand created a power system control and telecom strategy and led its implementation for one of the largest North American transmission companies. The resulting strategy has resulted in a significant reduction in outage risk.
- For a midsize electric utility, Mr. Bertrand led the effort to develop a comprehensive strategy for generating assets. The project focused on developing a strategic framework to evaluate the profitability of investments in an uncertain competitive and regulatory environment.
- Mr. Bertrand helped a large US electric utility to evaluate a transmission and delivery strategy. The project made it possible to develop a more powerful process to allocate resources and led to a $900 million increase in value.
