Sara O'Connor joined the ERA as an assistant director in April 2017 and was promoted to executive director in April 2022. Prior to joining the ERA, Ms O'Connor was a director of a small consultancy firm in Perth.
She has worked for three regulators, OFWAT and OFGEM in the UK and now the ERA. Sara is also experienced the other side of the regulatory fence working for regulated service providers in the UK and Horizon Power, Western Power, Synergy and ATCO Gas Australia in WA. Her experience covers water, electricity and gas.
Ms O'Connor has an honours degree in Business (Economics).