John Pagani has been in the energy sector since 2012. He is currently working with Gas Industry Company on the Gas Transition Plan, renewable gases, and strategic engagement. John was previously General Manager Corporate Services at New Zealand Oil & Gas and has worked with boards and management of energy firms and industry associations in New Zealand and Australia.
In his previous career he produced some of New Zealand's most listened to radio news programmes, worked in Wellington and Paris as a communications and sustainability consultant, and served as chief of staff, senior strategist and communications director at parliament. He has degrees in politics from Auckland, law from Victoria, and an executive education qualification from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.