Current Members

Ron Ambrosio is the chairperson of the GridWise^® Architecture Council.

Ron Ambrosio
(May 2004 - Dec 2011)
Global Research Leader, IBM Energy and Utilities Industry, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center

Robert Burke
(Mar 2009 - Dec 2010)
Principal Analyst, ISO New England

Rik Drummond
(May 2004 - Dec 2011)
CEO and Chief Scientist, Drummond Group Inc.

Erich Gunther
(May 2004 - Dec 2011)
Chief Technology Officer, EnerNex Corporation

Dave Hardin
(Jul 2006 - Dec 2010)
PE, PMP, CSDP, MCAD, Technology Officer, Invensys Process Systems

Amr Ibrahim
(Feb 2010 - Dec 2011)
Senior Regulatory Analyst, Office of the Ohio Consumer Counsel

Alexander Levinson
(Jan 2008 - Dec 2011)
Information Systems Architect, Lockheed Martin

Wayne Longcore
(Jan 2010 - Dec 2011)
Director, Enterprise Architecture & Standards, Consumers Energy

Tracy Markie
(Mar 2009 - Dec 2010)
President, Engenuity Systems

Bob Saint
(Mar 2009 - Dec 2010)
Principal Distribution Engineer, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)

Richard Schomberg
(Jan 2006 - Dec 2010)
VP Research EDF International

Thomas Sloan
(Jan 2010 - Dec 2011)
State Representative, State of Kansas

Kenneth Wacks
(Jan 2007 - Dec 2011)
Consultant, Sensus Metering Systems Inc.

GridWise^® Architecture Council Members Emeritus

Jay Britton (May 2004 - Dec 2006) Principal Architect, AREVA-T&D Corporation
Joseph M. Bucciero (Jan 2006 - Dec 2008) President, Bucciero Consulting
Dave Cohen (May 2004- Dec 2007) CEO, Infotility
Albert Esser (May 2004 - May 2006) President, AlbertEsser LLC
Stephanie Hamilton (May 2004 - Dec 2009) Manager, EMPS/Total Energy Company^TM (previously EPRI)
Larsh Johnson (May 2004 - May 2006) President, CTO, eMeter Corporations
Lynne Kiesling (May 2005 - Dec 2009) Director, Center for Applied Energy Research, Senior Lecturer, Northwestern University
Michael McCoy (May 2006 - Dec 2007) Becker Capital Management
Jack Mc Gowan (May 2004 - Dec 2008) President, Energy Control Inc.
Nora Mead Brownell (Jan 2008 - Dec 2009) Consultant (former FERC Commissioner), BC Strategies
Russell Robertson (Jan 2006 - Dec 2008) Senior Manager, Tennessee Valley Authority
Alison Silverstein (May 2006 - Dec 2007) Consultant (previously FERC)
Vito Stagliano (May 2004 - Feb 2005) Director of Research, National Commission on Energy Policy
Wade Troxell (May 2004 - May 2006) Associate Professor and Associate Department Head, Colorado State University
Don Watkins (Sep 2004 - Dec 2006) Manager, Operating and Scheduling Practices, Bonneville Power Administration
Eric Wong (May 2004 - May 2006) Manager, Business Development & Government Relations, Cummins Inc.

Approximately one-quarter of the seats on the Council are renewed each year. See the Call for Candidates page for details.