Current Members
David Forfia is the chairperson of the GridWise® Architecture Council.

Lorenzo Kristov
(Jan 2019 - Dec 2020)
Principal, Electric System Policy, Structure, Market Design
Associates

Rahul Bahadur
(Aug 2020 - Jul 2021)
Manager of Engineering, VMware, Inc

Jeff Morris
(Aug 2020 - Jul 2021)
Principal, Energy Horizon Corporation

Mark Paterson
(Aug 2020 - Jul 2021)
Chief Strategy Officer, Managing Director, Australia Pacific Strategen
- Tanya Barham
(Jan 2019 - Dec 2020) Principal, Community Energy Labs
- Jay Britton
(May 2004 - Dec 2006) Principal Architect, AREVA-T&D Corporation
- Joseph M. Bucciero
(Jan 2006 - Dec 2008) President, Bucciero Consulting
- Paul De Martini
(Jan 2016 - Dec 2017) Managing Director, Newport Consulting Group
- Robert Burke
(Mar 2009 - Dec 2012) Principal Analyst, ISO New England
- H. Ward Camp
(Jan 2011 - Dec 2014)
Vice President, Regulatory + Government Affairs
- Dave Cohen
(May 2004- Dec 2007) CEO, Infotility
- Rik Drummond
(May 2004 - Dec 2013) CEO and Chief Scientist, Drummond Group Inc.
- Albert Esser
(May 2004 - May 2006) President, AlbertEsser LLC
- Toni Giroti
(Jan 2011 - Dec 2012) Chairman and CEO, BRIDGE Energy Group
- Jeff Gooding
(Jan 2013 - Dec 2014) Information Technology Principal Manager, Smart Grid Engineering Southern California Edison
- Erich Gunther
(May 2004 - Dec 2013) Chief Technology Officer, EnerNex Corporation
- Joe Hagerman
(Jan 2018 - Dec 2019) Group Leader for the Buildings Integration and Controls Research
- Stephanie Hamilton
(May 2004 - Dec 2009) Manager, EMPS/Total Energy CompanyTM (previously EPRI)
- Dave Hardin
(Jul 2006 - Dec 2010) Senior Director, SmartGrid Standards, EnerNOC, Inc.
- Doug Houseman
(Jan 2016 - Dec 2019) Grid Modernization Lead, Burns & McDonnell
- Amr Ibrahim
(Feb 2010 - Dec 2011) Senior Regulatory Analyst, Office of the Ohio Consumer Counsel
- Larsh Johnson
(May 2004 - May 2006) President, CTO, eMeter Corporations
- Stephen Knapp
(Jan 2019 - Dec 2020) Energy Alternative Solutions, LLC, Founder/Executive Consultant.
- Mark Kerbel
(Jan 2014 - Dec 2015) Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder, Encycle Corporation.
- Lynne Kiesling
(May 2005 - Dec 2009) Director, Institute for Regulatory Law & Economics at Carnegie Mellon University
- Mark Knight
(Jan 2012 - Dec 2019) Industry Advisor, Burns and McDonnell.
- Alexander Levinson
(Jan 2008 - Dec 2013) Information Systems Architect, Lockheed Martin
- Wayne Longcore
(Jan 2010 - Dec 2011) Chief Solutions Manager, SAP Labs
- James Mater
(Jan 2013 - Dec 2019) Co-Founder and Director, QualityLogic, Inc.
- Michael McCoy
(May 2006 - Dec 2007) Becker Capital Management
- Jack Mc Gowan
(May 2004 - Dec 2008) President, Energy Control Inc.
- Tracy Markie
(Mar 2009 - Dec 2014) President, Engenuity Systems
- Gordon Matthews
(Aug 2016 - Jul 2019) Technology Innovation, BPA
- Nora Mead Brownell
(Jan 2008 - Dec 2009) Consultant (former FERC Commissioner), BC Strategies
- Russell Robertson
(Jan 2006 - Dec 2008) Senior Manager, Tennessee Valley Authority
- Bob Saint
(Mar 2009 - Dec 2012) Principal Distribution Engineer, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)
- Heather Sanders
(Jan 2014 to Dec 2017) Special Advisor, California Public Utilities Commission
- Richard Schomberg
(Jan 2006 - Dec 2010) VP Research EDF International
- Alison Silverstein
(May 2006 - Dec 2007) Consultant (previously FERC)
- Thomas Sloan
(Jan 2010 - Dec 2019) Retired State Representative, State of Kansas
- Vito Stagliano
(May 2004 - Feb 2005) Director of Research, National Commission on Energy Policy
- Jeffrey Taft
(Jan 2013 - Dec 2014) Chief Architect for Electric Grid Transformation, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Wade Troxell
(May 2004 - May 2006) Associate Professor and Associate Department Head, Colorado State University
- Kenneth Wacks
(Jan 2007 - Dec 2015) Home, Building and Utility Systems.
- 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.
- Carl Zichella
(Jan 2014 - Dec 2016) Director of Western Transmission, Natural Resources Defense Council
Prospective Member Candidacies
Approximately one-quarter of the seats on the Council are renewed each year. Details will be posted when the call for candidates is "open."