Members
Jack Mc Gowan is the current chairperson of the GWAC. The current members of the GridWise Architecture Council are:
- Ron Ambrosio
, Manager, Internet-scale Control Systems, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
- Nora Mead Brownell
Consultant (former FERC Commissioner), BC Strategies
- Joseph M. Bucciero
, Senior Vice President, KEMA, Inc.
- Rik Drummond
, CEO and Chief Scientist, Drummond Group Inc.
- Erich Gunther
, Chief Technology Officer, EnerNex Corporation
- Stephanie Hamilton
, Distributed Energy Resources Manager, Southern California Edison (SCE)
- Dave Hardin
, PE, PMP, CSDP, MCAD, Technology Officer, Invensys Process Systems
- Lynne Kiesling
, Director, Center for Applied Energy Research, Senior Lecturer, Northwestern University
- Alexander Levinson
, Information Systems Architect, Lockheed Martin
- Jack Mc Gowan
, President, Energy Control Inc.
- Russell Robertson
, Senior Manager, Tennessee Valley Authority
- Richard Schomberg
, VP Research EDF International
- Kenneth Wacks
, Home & Utility Systems Consultant
GridWise® Architecture Council Members Emeritus
- Jay Britton
, Principal Architect, AREVA-T&D Corporation
- Dave Cohen
, CEO, Infotility
- Albert Esser
, Vice President Technology, Eaton
- Larsh Johnson
, President, CTO, eMeter Corporations
- Michael McCoy
, Becker Capital Management
- Alison Silverstein
, Consultant (previously FERC)
- Vito Stagliano
, Director of Research, National Commission on Energy Policy
- Wade Troxell
, Associate Professor and Associate Department Head, Colorado State University
- Don Watkins
, Manager, Operating and Scheduling Practices, Bonneville Power Administration
- Eric Wong
, Manager, Business Development & Government Relations, Cummins Inc.
Prospective Member Candidacies
Approximately one-quarter of the seats on the Council are renewed each year. See the Call for Candidates page for details.