Alan Brent is a Professor and the inaugural holder of the Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems in Te Wāhanga a Manaia—Faculty of Science and Engineering at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington. He is also an Extraordinary Professor of Engineering Management and Sustainable Systems in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Stellenbosch University. He holds Bachelor degrees in Engineering (Chemical) and Philosophy (Sustainable Development); Master degrees in Science (Environmental Engineering), Engineering (Technology Management), and Philosophy (Sustainable Development); and a PhD in Engineering Management. He is a Fellow of Engineering New Zealand, a professional member of the Royal Society of New Zealand, and a member of the IEEE Power and Energy Society. More information on his research can be found on his ORCID profile (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3769-4512) and LinkedIn profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanbrent/).