Microgrid Experts

The following is a list of microgrid experts who are leading innovative projects, educating consumers and industry leaders about microgrids, and advocating for microgrids to have a prominent role in America's smart grid transformation:

• Thomas Bialek, Ph.D.
  Chief Engineer – Smart Grid, San Diego Gas & Electric
   
• Thomas Bourgeois
  Deputy Director, Pace University Energy & Climate Center | Treasurer, Northeast Combined Heat and Power Initiative
   
• Kevin R. Evans
  President & CEO, EnergyConnect, Inc.
   
• Daniel Kammen
  Professor in the Energy and Resources Group | Professor of Nuclear Engineering | Professor of Public Policy, Goldman School of Public Policy | Director, Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory | University of California, Berkeley
   
• John Kelly
  Deputy Director, Galvin Electricity Initiative
   
• Robert Lasseter Ph.D.
  Emeritus Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin – Madison | Site Director, Power Systems Engineering Research Center
   
• Chris Marnay, Ph.D.
  Affiliate at Energy and Resources & Staff Scientist, University of California, Berkeley | Staff Scientist and Group Leader, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
   
• Kevin Meagher
  Chief Technology Officer, EDSA
   
• Terry Mohn
  Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Balance Energy
   
• Len Pettis
  Chief, Plant, Energy & Utilities, Office of the Chancellor, California State University
   
• Paul Savage
  Chief Executive Officer, Nextek Power Systems, Inc.
   
• Mohammad Shahidehpour Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
   
• Merrill Smith
  CHP/Distributed Energy Technologies Program Manager, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy
   
• Guy Warner
  Founder and CEO, Pareto Energy
   
• Clint Wheelock
  Founder and Managing Director, Pike Research
   
• Audrey Zibelman
  CEO, Viridity Energy