Independent Electricity System Operator

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025

Salary Name Position
$710,847.85
earned in 2024 		Lesley Gallinger President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction
Independent Electricity System Operator
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Published March 2025

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025

The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 makes Ontario’s public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Ontario and earn over $100,000 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in Independent Electricity System Operator, including:

  • Top Salaries at Independent Electricity System Operator in the 2025 Sunshine List
  • Lesley Gallinger
    President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction
    $710,847.85
  • Kamaljit Sohi
    Chief Operating Officer and Vice President Markets and Reliability / Chef de l’exploitation et vice-président, Marchés et fiabilité
    $416,681.71
  • Charles Farmer
    Vice President Planning Conservation and Resource Adequacy and Chief Energy Transition Officer / Vice-président de la planification, de la conservation et de l’adéquation des ressources et directeur du génie et des technologies
    $415,595.84
  • Alex Foord
    Vice President, Information and Technology Services and Chief Information Officer / Vice-président - Services de l’information et des technologies et directeur de l’information
    $343,691.77
  • Carla Nell
    Vice President Corporate Relations Engagement and Strategy / Vice-président - Mobilisation et stratégie des relations avec les entreprises
    $341,129.12

2025 Ontario Sunshine List: Independent Electricity System Operator Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Independent Electricity System Operator's 914 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $142,309,422.18 in 2024.

At the top of the Independent Electricity System Operator Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Independent Electricity System Operator was President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction Lesley Gallinger, who brought home $710,847.85 in 2024.

Following Lesley Gallinger was Chief Operating Officer and Vice President Markets and Reliability / Chef de l’exploitation et vice-président, Marchés et fiabilité Kamaljit Sohi, with annual earnings of $416,681.71. Vice President Planning Conservation and Resource Adequacy and Chief Energy Transition Officer / Vice-président de la planification, de la conservation et de l’adéquation des ressources et directeur du génie et des technologies Charles Farmer made $415,595.84, Vice President, Information and Technology Services and Chief Information Officer / Vice-président - Services de l’information et des technologies et directeur de l’information Alex Foord made $343,691.77, and Vice President Corporate Relations Engagement and Strategy / Vice-président - Mobilisation et stratégie des relations avec les entreprises Carla Nell round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $341,129.12 for the Independent Electricity System Operator 2025 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2024, 73 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 352 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 404 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 59 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 18 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 8 received over $300,000 at the Independent Electricity System Operator.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 73 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 352 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 404 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 59 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 18 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 8 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2025 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employers List.