Aether Advisors LLC (“Aether”) is a management consulting firm founded in 2008. It provides strategic planning and risk management advisory services to utility companies.

Aether’s strategic planning services include strategic plan development, strategy formulation, business planning and strategy implementation. You can engage Aether to coach your managers through developing a strategic plan or hire Aether to create and write a strategic plan for your organization.

Aether’s enterprise and energy risk management services include program design, program assessment, policy and procedures development, risk reporting and risk management infrastructure development. Clients may engage Aether to complete a risk management review or help them enhance their risk management program.  Additionally, clients often hire Aether to conduct a risk analysis and to model their energy portfolios.

Aether’s clients include utilities, PMA’s, joint action agencies and utility trade associations.  Aether Advisors LLC is a Washington state-registered limited liability company and certified by the state as a Women’s Business Enterprise.  Aether is a member of the American Public Power Association and the Northwest Public Power Association. Aether’s Managing Partner Julie Ryan is the director of the Willamette University “Utility Management Certificate” Program, where she teaches strategy and risk management for the program.