People in Power Podcast Episode 30: Ziad Alaywan on the Creation of the California Independent System Operator

Listen as California Energy Markets Managing Editor Jason Fordney interviews Ziad Alaywan, founder and CEO of ZGlobal Inc. Ziad details what his firm does and also provides a fascinating history of his experiences helping stand up the California Independent System Operator and witnessing the California energy crisis of the early 2000s. Ziad, who had a front-row seat to the market manipulation of Enron and others, describes the incredible stress and complexities of managing a brand-new wholesale market and all the fallout of this interesting yet dark period in California energy history.