Speakers

Tim Schneider serves as Chief Legal Officer at Tilson, overseeing and providing guidance on all legal matters, including contracting, licensing, and regulation. Tim supports Tilson’s customers with expert consulting and advisory services in the areas of telecommunications and energy policy. Prior to joining Tilson, Tim led the Maine Office of the Public Advocate, the independent state agency that represents Maine utility customers. As Public Advocate, Tim served on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Utility Consumer Advocates and played a central role in setting Maine’s energy and telecommunications policy, with a particular focus on ensuring that electricity bills were affordable for low-income customers, expanding broadband access, and developing forward-looking distributed generation policy. He is a graduate of Harvard University and New York University School of Law.