Malcolm Abbott is an economist by profession who specialises in research in energy markets, water supply, transport, and network industries in general. In the past he has worked for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, KPMG and as a ministerial advisor. He is currently an Associate Professor of Economics at the Swinburne University of Technology in Australia and holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Melbourne. Bruce Cohen is a private consultant and former barrister who has worked extensively in the energy and water sectors in Australia. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from The Australian National University and has been a member of the board of directors of a number of utility companies, a Commissioner of the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission, and a former Chair of VicTrack and the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation.