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Power in a Team of Leaders

The diversity and influence of the GridWise Alliance membership is reflected in its leadership. Below are the dedicated individuals of the Board of Directors.

  • Karen G. Wayland, Ph.D.
    Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
    Officer
    GridWise Alliance
  • Mark A. Gabriel
    President and CEO
    Chair
    United Power
  • Larry Bekkedahl
    SVP Advanced Energy Delivery
    Vice Chair
    Portland General Electric
  • Chris Guttman-McCabe
    Chief Regulatory and Communications Officer
    Secretary-Treasurer
    Anterix
  • Astrid Atkinson
    CEO and Co-Founder
    Director
    Camus Energy
  • Michelle Blaise
    Senior Vice President Technical Services
    Director
    ComEd
  • Russell Boyer
    Global Energy Field Director
    Director
    Dell Technologies
  • Stephen Callahan
    Executive Vice President
    Director
    GridBright
  • Connie Carden
    Managing Director - Energy and Utilities Vertical
    Director
    EY
  • Justin Driscoll
    Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
    Director
    New York Power Authority
  • Sandeep Dudhwewala
    Vice President, Utility of the Future
    Director
    National Grid New York
  • Michelle Fay
    Partner
    Director
    Guidehouse
  • Neil Gerber
    Principal
    Director
    Energy Strategies, LLC
  • Hanna Grene
    Worldwide Power and Utilities Leader
    Director
    Microsoft
  • John Haysbert
    Vice President, Government and Institutional Relations
    Director
    Hitachi Energy
  • Carl Imhoff
    Manager, Electricity Market Sector
    Ex-Officio
    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
  • Giri Iyer
    Vice President, Business Development
    Director
    Sentient Energy
  • Katie Jereza
    Vice President of External Relations and Communications
    Director
    EPRI
  • Jay Lasseter
    Senior Vice President Industry + Growth
    Director
    Landis & Gyr
  • Wade Lauer
    Vice President Grid Technologies, North America
    Director
    Siemens Energy Inc.
  • Peter Muhoro
    Chief Strategy, Technology & Innovation Officer
    Director
    Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
  • Deepa Poduval
    Global Advisory Lead, Senior Vice President
    Director
    Black & Veatch
  • Randy Pryor
    Vice President, Distribution Projects and Grid Modernization
    Director
    CenterPoint Energy
  • Jeannie Salo
    Vice President, Government Relations
    Director
    Schneider Electric
  • Mahesh Sudhakaran
    General Manager, Grid Software
    Director
    GE Digital
  • Casey Werth
    Global Industry GM, Energy Industry
    Director
    IBM
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Tune in as GridWise Alliance CEO @karenwayland moderates a conversation among #energy industry stakeholder's from @TVAnews @REVRenewables & @ITCGrid about best practices & lessons learned during EUCI’s virtual event, Optimizing the Interconnection Process, today at 2:30 ET.

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As energy tech advances, so should the grid. Another reason why we support #gridmodernization

In 2023, US developers plan to install 29.1 GW of #solarpower, more than doubling the current utility-scale solar capacity record of 13.4 GW.
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👏👏👏Congrats to GWA member @GE_Digital on launching their new #gridorchestration initiative GridOS. #Gridmodernization!

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