Pierre-Olivier Pineau is a Full Professor in the Department of Decision Sciences at HEC Montréal and holder of the Chair in Energy Sector Management. He is an energy policy specialist, particularly in the electricity sector. He has published extensively on the energy sector and has explored the links between energy and aspects of sustainable development. He regularly appears in the media to analyze energy news. He has produced various reports for government and public bodies.

He is a CIRANO Fellow, and a member of CAEE, CIRODD, and the EDDEC institute.