Sharon Allan is a senior executive with Accenture's utilities industry group and leads the smart grid practice for North America.  She has more than 25 years of experience in the technology services industry in various executive and management roles and 12 years in the utility sector.  Prior to joining Accenture, Sharon was most recently with Elster Integrated Solutions (EIS) where she was President.  In this role Sharon owned overall business and growth strategy including the development, operations and support of smart metering systems and solutions that enable the smart grid, environmental sustainability, and consumer empowerment.  Sharon has also worked with technology and science-based products companies where she held a variety of executive and management roles in business and product development.  She has testified before FERC, state regulatory commissions and has spoken at a number of energy and water industry events.  Sharon has an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from the University of Florida.  She is located in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Sanket Amberkar is Senior Manager of Smart Grid Marketing at Cisco. Sanket is responsible for the development and execution of Cisco's Smart Grid marketing strategy from thought leadership to sales enablement. He also led the creation of a partner ecosystem with over 30 industry players. In prior roles, he has focused on network infrastructure for advanced technologies, and it's business impact.

Prior to joining Cisco, Sanket was an Engineering Group manager at Delphi Corporation and a frequently invited speaker to industry conferences and events. He has published several papers in leading journals and holds twelve U.S. patents.

Sanket holds a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA -- both from the University of Michigan.

Rob Bearman is a member of the Better Place Global Alliances team, focusing his efforts on originating and developing strategic partnerships with business ecosystem players in the energy sector.

Bearman has extensive experience in engineering and business development in the cleantech industry. He began his career as a building and industrial process energy efficiency engineer and photovoltaic system designer at kW Engineering in Oakland, Calif. Prior to joining Better Place, he spent two years building and running Village Green Energy, an industry thought leader in the voluntary Renewable Energy Certificate and Carbon Permit business.

Bearman holds a bachelor's of Science Degree in Energy, Science and Technology from Stanford University and a master's of Science Degree in Energy Systems Engineering, also from Stanford University.

Tom received a Bachelor and Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering  from the University of Manitoba in 1982 and 1986 respectively.  He also obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering from Mississippi State University in 2005.

He is currently employed by San Diego Gas & Electric Company ("SDG&E") as a Chief Engineer on the Smart Grid Team.  His present responsibilities involve smart grid strategy and policy for transmission and distribution issues including equipment, operations, planning, distributed generation and development of new technologies.   He is also the Principal Investigator on DOE and CEC funded Micro Grid projects.
He has held various positions with other North American utilities and equipment manufacturers since graduating in 1982.  His experience includes electric utility design, planning and operation  and equipment design, development and manufacturing.

Tom is an IEEE Power Engineering and Dielectric and Electrical Insulation Society member.  Tom was also the former Failure Mechanism Technical Committee Chair and Secretary of the Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society and Working Group Member for Surge Arresters.  Tom is also a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society.  He is also a registered Professional Engineer, Electrical Engineering, in the State of California.  He has authored several papers on surge protection of equipment and testing of cables.

Witold has over 20 year of experience working with the electric utility industry with focus on Distribution Automation, Smart Grid technologies, and communications. He currently serves as Vice President of Automation Systems Division at S&C Electric Company, a Chicago-based global provider of equipment and services, and a recognized leader in Distribution Automation and Smart Grid solutions. Prior to joining S&C, he was President of EnergyLine Systems, a supplier or real-time embedded controls systems. Earlier at EnergyLine he was responsible for product development with focus on distributed intelligence and communications. Prior to EnergyLine he worked in Silicon Valley where he was involved in development of high-tech logging equipment for the oil industry. Witold has MS in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on real-time computer controls systems.

A former Air Force communications and computer officer, technology analyst and veteran of several cyber security start-ups, Andy is Energy Security Lead for IBM's Rational division, where the focus is on securing the software that runs the Smart Grid.

Andy states that his primary mission is to increase energy sector cyber security awareness and preparedness within public and privately held electric utilities and the Federal, State and local organizations that regulate them. To that end, he is a frequent speaker, writer and advisor on topics at the intersection of grid modernization, renewables, energy efficiency and cyber security. 

Andy is founder and editor of the influential Smart Grid Security and DOD Energy blogs.

He’s a contributor to industry and national security working groups on energy security and cyber security issues, including: DHS/DoD Software Assurance Forum and working group, NIST Smart Grid Cyber Security Work Group (CSWG) and Design Principles Group (DPG), and GridWise Interoperability and Cyber Security working group.

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·       Served as subject matter expert (SME) panelist on FERC’s early 2011 technical conference on the first family of Smart Grid interoperability standards

·       In 2010, was named one of Greentech Media’s Smart Grid “Networked 100”

·       Authored the article “Measure, Manage, Win: the Case for Operational Energy Metrics” published in National Defense University’s Joint Forces Quarterly, 4Q09

·       Has ten years of experience in application and software security policy development, best practices and tools, applied in particular to DOD and Energy Sector threats and use cases

·       Undergrad degree is from the US Air Force Academy and Masters in Environmental Management is from the Harvard Extension School

·       Andy lives in Boston, enjoys hiking in the Colorado Rockies, and is an active member of the MIT Energy Club

Andres is the EVP and Chief Strategy Officer at Proximetry, a leading global virtual network management software provider. Prior to Proximetry, Andres was for seven plus years the CIO at Austin Energy, were he defined the term “smart grid” on March 5, 2004, and architected and built the first smart grid fully deployed in the U.S. Andres has over 25 years of experience at 5 other start-ups, Philips Electronics, DEC, Borland, SCO and Microsoft. Andres is co-author of “The Advanced Smart Grid”, a board member of the UTC’s Smart Networks Council, and an advisor to UT, KU, UCLA and several start-ups. Andres received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from KU with a concentration in robotics and control systems. Andres has also completed executive programs at Idaho, Stanford, and The Wharton School at Penn.
 

Atri Chatterjee is senior vice president of Enterprise Services at VeriSign, where he leads the company's strategy and execution of User Authentication initiatives. Chatterjee has more than 20 years of experience in marketing, product management, business development and engineering with companies ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to leading, publicly traded organizations.

Most recently, Chatterjee was senior vice president of marketing for the Network Security Business at McAfee, Inc.  Prior to McAfee, he was senior vice president and GM of the messaging security business at Secure Computing Corp. until its purchase by McAfee in November 2008. Atri was also a founding executive at Responsys, one of the pioneers in SaaS applications, and has held engineering, marketing and executive positions at several leading companies, including Network Associates (McAfee), Netscape Communications, Clarify, Inc., and GO Corp.

Chatterjee holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Masters in science degree in computer science from Washington State University and an MBA from Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Clement C. Chen is the senior vice president, strategic development for the SAIC Infrastructure, Logistics & Product Solutions Group where he is responsible for strategic planning, M&A support and the crafting of business strategies in markets such as energy, homeland security and logistics.  Prior to joining SAIC, he served as vice president, business innovation for Lockheed Martin where he was responsible for driving innovative concepts linking technology development, business models and strategy across the enterprise.  He has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in finance, business development, business operations, strategic planning and corporate development with Lockheed Martin, IBM and Software AG.  His work has encompassed activities in national security, aerospace and defense as well as in commercial information technology markets such as enterprise application integration, web-based services, business process management, networked communications and information assurance.  Chen is a former naval officer, specializing in surface warfare and operations analysis and served as an operational test director for naval engineering and combat systems.   

Chen has recently served on the computer science advisory board and as an adjunct professor in the School of Management at George Mason University and on the Federal Executive Advisory Council of Sun Microsystems. He has also served on the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Council (NSTAC) Information Assurance Task Force and is a former member of the board of directors at the Center for Telecommunications Management at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business.

He graduated with honors from the United States Naval Academy with a bachelors of science and earned a masters degree in business administration from the Mason School of Business at the College of William and Mary, graduating as a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma academic honor society.  He was recognized as the Asian American Engineer of the Year by the Chinese Institute of Engineers - USA in 2007.

Peter Corsell is one of four directors on the Company's Board of Directors nominated by The Quercus Trust. Mr. Corsell was appointed to the Board on February 18, 2009. Mr. Corsell is Chief Executive Officer of GridPoint, Inc., an Arlington, Virginia-based company founded by Mr. Corsell in 2003. Mr. Corsell also serves as Chairman of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Alternative Energies and is a member of Newsweek's Global Environment and Leadership Advisory Committee. In addition, he serves on XcelEnergy's Smart Grid Advisory Board, the Environmental Media Association's Corporate Board and the board of directors of Standard Renewable Energy. Previously, Mr. Corsell served with the U.S. State Department in Cuba and as a political analyst with the Central Intelligence Agency. Mr. Corsell holds a B.S. from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

With over 25 years of sales, marketing and operational experience, Rich Creegan has devoted his career to understanding the benefits of emerging technologies and aligning them with business goals and objectives. Creegan first joined Itron as an account executive in 1990, with responsibilities for investor-owned utility sales. Over the next decade, he held several positions, both domestically and internationally, where he managed various operations centers, streamlined sales and helped create strategic partnerships. In 2000, Creegan left Itron to further develop his talents with SPL WorldGroup, NWP/Open-C and Lodestar Corporation. Creegan returned to Itron in 2004, and currently serves as vice president of marketing and strategy, with an emphasis on smart metering and smart grid initiatives.

Matthew Crosby joined Austin Energy in September 2011, where he currently manages the utility’s Plug-in Partners™ home charging program. He leads Plug-in EV readiness activities to include business case and program development for the Electric Vehicles and Emerging Technologies business unit. His work also supports the DOE-funded Texas River Cities Electric Vehicle Initiative, a regional PEV infrastructure planning initiative, and Pecan Street, Inc., a community-wide collaboration to reinvent the energy delivery system.

Crosby was previously the Lead Energy Division Analyst for the Alternative-fueled Vehicle Proceeding at the California Public Utilities Commission. California led the nation with the first PUC regulatory proceeding to consider current alternative-fueled vehicle tariffs, infrastructure, and policies to support greenhouse gas emissions reductions goals. Matthew has also worked at the U.S. Agency for International Development, and holds a Masters of Science in Urban Planning from Columbia University.

One their way to the ground, 72% of the world’s electrons pass through something Schneider Electric makes.  AsSenior Manager of Schneider’s Smart Grid Solutions CenterPhil Davis develops strategies for coordinating and integrating demand side grid events with the traditional supply side resources of the energy business.  The emergence of PEV’s will increase grid challenges, but Davis believes they also present a generational opportunity.  Electric vehicle growth will focus public mindshare on the grid as few other applications can.  In turn, grid owners can use this spotlight to make their cases for the smart grid of the future.

Grid demand management will take on critical importance as these “rolling central air conditioners” move about their communities presenting new revenue potential to any site with a charger, but reliability must remain the key focus.  In Schneider’s Smart Grid unit, Phil has the personal challenge of developing grid network management strategies that coordinate end user activities with the demands of large scale grid operations.  He believes that PEV’s can serve a unifying role in educating all classes of customers about the factors in grid reliability and sustainability.

Prior to joining Schneider Electric via an acquisition, he was Chief Operating Officer for RETX Energy Services, a pioneer of Demand Response, and has engaged in similar activities for over thirty years.  Trained in Economics, Mr. Davis has an extensive professional background in applying efficient energy strategies to support disparate management goals.   Among his recent credits is the design and installation of a groundbreaking “intelligent building system” at Rockefeller Center in New York. 

Phil is a recognized authority on energy infrastructure support systems and the human interactions that define them.  With a rare career combination in Sales, IT, Finance, Marketing, and Operations, he has developed an empathetic ear for customer perspectives and makes it a point of pride to provide good value for the investments those customers make.

Gregg Dixon has led various sales, marketing, and business development efforts at EnerNOC and currently leads marketing efforts worldwide to utility and end-use customers. Gregg is primarily responsible for leading the development of EnerNOC's go-to-market strategy, product and service development, and the execution of marketing mechanisms that accelerate profitable sales growth and brand recognition through creative and customer-driven insights.Prior to joining EnerNOC, Gregg was Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Hess Microgen, the leading provider of commercial on-site co-generation systems and services in the United States. As a highly recognized expert in distributed generation, Gregg pioneered efforts to bring more than 100 co-generation systems to leading grocery, hospitality, commercial property, and manufacturing customers and developed Hess Microgen's Internet-based monitoring system, CONIFER. Gregg was also Partner at Mercer Management Consulting, where he advised global Fortune 1000 technology, consumer products, and energy clients on customer and product strategy, economic choice analysis, and new business model development.Gregg graduated from Boston College with bachelor's degrees in Business Administration and Computer Science and he is a Certified Energy Manager, Certified Demand Side Management Professional, and Certified Sustainable Development Professional with the Association of Energy Engineers. Gregg was also voted one of Boston's "40 Under 40" by Boston Business Journal as recognition for having established himself as a leader to be watched in the field of energy.

Eric has been with Silver Spring Networks since it was founded in 2002. Eric has more than ten years of experience in advanced metering and communications sales and marketing. He has held various roles in customer development, new product development and product introductions. Eric has presented a number of technical and commercial papers related to advanced metering and smart grid technologies and was a founder of OpenAMI. He currently serves on the board of directors of the DRSG Coalition (Demand Response and Smart Grid) and has served on the Automatic Meter Reading Association’s (AMRA) Marketing and Development Committee. Eric previously spent 9 years at Procter & Gamble in various sales and marketing roles. He holds a B.S. in economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Last summer Eric installed solar-powered lights around his home.

Seth Frader-Thompson is the founder and CEO of EnergyHub, a venture-backed startup based in Brooklyn, NY that develops load management systems and energy efficiency tools for utilities and their end customers. Prior to entering the cleantech space, Seth built electromechanical systems for NASA and the Department of Defense while at Honeybee Robotics. Drawing from his background in robotics and engineering, Seth now works to bring intelligent design and robust software technologies to the energy utility sector. Together with the team at EnergyHub, Seth's goal is to provide better program returns for utilities through demand response solutions that combine comprehensive dispatching and monitoring systems, low-cost commercially available wireless thermostats, and consumer-engaging software tools.

As chief executive officer of CPower, Gary is responsible for advancing the company's product portfolio and continuing to expand its presence into new and current markets, as well as running the day-to-day operations of the company. Gary joined CPower in 2007. Prior to joining CPower, Gary served as senior vice president of SAP Managed Services, where he oversaw SAP's Hosting, Application Management and CRM on-demand businesses in the Americas. Gary also held various other roles at SAP including: senior vice president, SMB and Hosting; chief strategy officer for SAP Markets, Inc.; and vice president, new business and partner solutions for SAP America, Inc. Prior to joining SAP in 1998, Gary worked at Unisys Corporation. Gary earned a BS in Economics (Finance) from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a BA in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania, and a JD from Columbia University Law School.

Lou Fusco is Director of Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Engineering and Technology (E&T) department.  His team is responsible for evaluating and deploying new technologies that will over time realize PG&E's vision of a Smart Grid; an automated electric grid capable of sensing and communicating grid conditions, computing appropriate action for managing these conditions, and implementing these actions through advanced control devices situated throughout the grid.  E&T team is responsible for the reliability, availability and serviceability of PG&E's Pacific Intertie (PACI) Remedial Action Scheme (RAS), Energy Management (EMS) system, and electric transmission & distribution supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems.  Mr. Fusco's team also provides program management oversight for the design and installation of system automation and protection projects.

Prior to his current position, Mr. Fusco worked for 20 years at PG&E's Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, where he held several leadership positions in engineering and maintenance.   Mr. Fusco earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the US Naval Academy and is a registered professional engineer in California.  Mr. Fusco is a retired Captain in the US Naval Reserve.

Kenneth Geisler as over 27 years of management and technical experience in defining, designing, developing and implementing large integrated solutions in the Energy Industry. His background covers real-time analysis, control and integration for systems addressing both operations and planning for transmission and distribution systems, as well as wind generation, substation automation and protection, and distribution automation.

Mr. Geisler as served in various technical, management, and executive roles for large international engineering companies. He also co-founded a company supplying integration and control center products and services for Distribution Control Centers, where he served as President, CEO, Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Board over various periods of time.

He has a M.S.Electrical.Engineering University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1979 and a B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Wisconsin, Madison, Honors, 1977.

Josh Gerber is Lead Architect for Smart Grid at San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), a Sempra Energy utility. In his role leading enterprise-wide smart grid strategy, policy, and project alignment, with a focus on IT infrastructure, networking and security, Josh recently led the development of SDG&E's Smart Grid Deployment Plan. Prior to joining Sempra, Josh was a Systems Engineer at Inflow, Inc., now part of SunGard Availability Services. In his 15+ year career, including 9 years with the Sempra utilities, Josh has held multiple senior positions involving the planning, design, and implementation of smart grid, advanced metering, and data center infrastructure.  Josh serves as SDG&E's representative on the UCAIUG OpenSG Technical Committee and the NIST Smart Grid Interoperability Panel.

SDG&E is a regulated public utility that provides service to 3.4 million consumers through 1.4 million electric meters and more than 840,000 natural gas meters in San Diego and southern Orange counties.

Greg Guthridge leads Accenture’s global utilities customer care practice. Over the past 20 years, he has led and managed customer service-related transformation programs, outsourced business operations, and strategic vision projects for clients in North America, South America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Asia Pacific. With experience in customer-centricity, operational transformation, demand-side management, and retail competition, Mr. Guthridge has developed solutions that drive consequent impacts on operating costs, customer satisfaction, revenue assurance, and customer energy demand management. Mr. Guthridge is also regularly called upon to lead strategic initiatives for companies seeking to transform their customer operations and overall differentiation in the market place. In this role, he emphasizes his commitment to a broad spectrum of customer-oriented solutions including workforce engagement, quality and performance, knowledge management, business analytics, and multi-channel service.

Erich Gunther is the Chairman and Chief Technology Officer of EnerNex Corporation in Knoxville, Tennessee where he helps EnerNex clients define their strategic direction in basic R&D, technology, and product development. Erich has 25 years of experience in the design and development of innovative solutions to a wide array of power system problems, most notably in ways to take advantage of communications networks and technology to improve the efficiency, operating practices, and security of the electric power system.

Most recently, Erich is the stakeholder relationship management lead for the NIST Smart Grid interoperability standards development and harmonization effort.

In 2004, Erich was appointed to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) GridWise Architecture Council - a team of experts assembled to articulate the guiding principles that constitute the architecture of a future, intelligent, energy system.

Erich and his team at EnerNex were recognized at the 2007 and 2008 DOE GridWeek conferences by receiving the GridWeek Smart Grid Award for “Smart Grid Implementation and Deployment Leadership.” Erich received his BSEE from Gannon University in 1980 and his Master of Engineering degree in Electric Power Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1984. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Tennessee.

Kristen Helsel defines the business and technical road map for the EV Solutions group and was recently promoted to Vice President, EV Solutions. She is responsible for identifying, securing and managing business opportunities in the Electric Vehicle and related areas that will help to enable the practical and broad use of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV's), Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV's) and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV's). To support EVSE as an integral part of this growing portfolio of opportunities,

AV has developed a "total solution" package that includes:

•Battery Operating/monitoring systems
•On-Board and Off-Board Charging Systems - including bi-directional chargers
•Utility interface systems
•Engineering Services including battery pack design and integration and battery testing.
•SAE Level III Fast Charge Connector Development

Ms. Helsel began her engineering career at General Motors where she worked in a variety of positions including design release engineer. Ms. Helsel regularly calls on her extensive automotive manufacturing and dealer experience to deliver against her OEM and dealer customers' expectations. Ms. Helsel has a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Bob Irvin provides strategic counsel to North Highland's energy and utility practice.  Irvin has over 20 years of experience in the energy industry and most recently served as vice president of market/portfolio analysis and vice-president of strategy for Duke Energy. His key responsibilities were to develop proprietary market views of the energy industry for the board of directors, direct strategic planning and recommend business development opportunities to improve shareholder value.  In addition, he led the MBA executive leadership program for the company.  Prior to Duke Energy he led M&A efforts at New York State Electric & Gas and worked in the venture capital and aerospace industries.  He earned a bachelor of arts degree from McDaniel College, a master of science and environmental management degree from Duke University and an MBA degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Mateo Jaramillo is the Director of Powertrain Business Development at Tesla Motors, where he focuses on expanding Tesla's electric Powertrain supply to vehicle OEMs, and developing applications of the technology both in and outside the vehicle environment. Prior to Tesla Motors, Mr. Jaramillo was an independent consultant for grid connected energy storage applications, where he co-authored a winning grant for DOE Smart Grid Energy Storage Demonstration funding, and before that served as Chief Operating Officer at Gaia Power Technologies, a provider of distributed turn-key energy storage systems for the retail and utility markets. As the COO at Gaia, Mr. Jaramillo managed all operational aspects of Gaia's backup power and utility business, as well as developed and maintained multiple sales channels, including pilot projects with national retail outlets, and an OEM relationship for Gaia's products with a leading manufacturer of high-end surge protection equipment.  Previous to Gaia, Mr. Jaramillo served as Product Marketing Director for Interactive Television at Predictive Networks a set top box software provider.  Mr. Jaramillo holds a Masters in Theology from Yale Divinity School and graduated cum laude from Harvard with an A.B. in Economics.

Linda Jackman is the Vice President of Product Strategy and Management for the Utilities Global Business Unit at Oracle.  An Australian, Linda studied Accounting and Information Systems at Curtin University in Perth, Australia and is undertaking MBA studies at University of Queensland, Brisbane Australia.  She has over 20 years experience in information systems, specializing in capital intensive industries.  After 10 years working in Europe with one of the big six accounting firms, a two year break working for the United Nations in Central America and two years back in Australia leading systems implementations at some of the major mining and utilities companies, she moved to North America in 2001.  In 2005 she joined SPL WorldGroup as Vice President of Product Management for Customer Care & Billing.  She was promoted at the acquisition of SPL by Oracle and today she directs a team of product managers in the mission critical applications for utilities for Oracle.

One industry buzzword Larsh Johnson believes in is “Interoperability”. At eMeter he has always advocated for a design that is easily integrated with a full range of AMI products and minimally disruptive to existing business processes. Larsh is regularly sought out to contribute to industry standards boards and interoperability conferences, notably as a founding member of the GridWise Architecture Council, the Utility Standards Board, and UtiliMetrics. Larsh combined his technical foresight with Cree Edwards’ vision to co-found CellNet Data Systems in 1984. He’s been leading developers in implementing TOU and other advanced metering solutions for over 20 years. Larsh has a B.S. and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.

Stephen D. Johnston currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of SmartSynch. Mr. Johnston joined SmartSynch in 2000 prior to the commercial launch of its first product and has led the Company's efforts to secure over $80 million in venture capital funding, the largest amount of venture capital raised by a single entity in the state of Mississippi. Under his leadership, SmartSynch has simplified SmartMeter deployments for over 100 North American utilities and has received numerous company and product innovation awards.

Prior to joining SmartSynch, Mr. Johnston spent seven years as an investment banker with Wachovia Securities, Inc. (f/k/a First Union Securities, Inc.), in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia. At Wachovia Securities, Mr. Johnston worked with companies in various industries developing complex corporate finance solutions.

Mr. Johnston was a Hearin-Hess scholar at the University of Mississippi and graduated with degrees in Banking and Finance and Managerial Finance. Mr. Johnston serves on the Board of Momentum Mississippi, an advisory Board created by Governor Haley Barbour to set economic development priorities for the state of Mississippi. He also serves on the University of Mississippi Research Foundation Board. He is a member of Young President's Organization and is also an active participant in numerous community service and educational activities. Mr. Johnston recently launched the Mississippi SmartKids Initiative, a community-based program designed to educate and influence elementary school children to become advocates for energy conservation.

Mr. Kantor is the CEO and Co-founder of Full Spectrum Inc., a developer and manufacturer of licensed broadband wireless equipment for mission critical industries.  Prior to founding Full Spectrum, Mr. Kantor held senior management positions in finance, marketing and product development with AT&T Wireless, BellSouth International and Nokia Networks. Mr. Kantor has a BA from Columbia University and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School.

Lee Krevat is director of the smart grid initiative for Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E). 

Krevat leads enterprise-wide smart grid strategy, policy, and project alignment for SDG&E.  In 2011, Krevat was recognized as one of the Top 11 Movers and Shakers of the electric industry by Intelligent Utility Magazine for his clear vision and standout leadership and was recently named one of the Top 15 Smart Grid leaders in the electric industry by FierceSmartGrid.

In 2010, he was named one of the top 100 movers and shakers who are influencing the smart grid market by GreenTech Media and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the GridWise Alliance, a smart grid advocacy coalition with the mission to transform the electric grid to achieve a sustainable energy future through the advocacy of well-reasoned smart grid policies at the federal, state, and local levels.

SDG&E has built a strong foundation in Smart Grid technologies, including self-healing grid technology, automated sub-station condition-based maintenance, advanced outage and distribution management systems, and microgrid projects funded byDOE and CEC.  SDG&E filed a 10 year Smart Grid Deployment Plan on June 6, 2011 which described a vision for the future as well as a roadmap composed of 82 projects. SDG&E was ranked number one in the nation three years running in the Smart Grid rankings published by IDC Energy Insights and Intelligent Utility magazine.

Krevat’s prior positions at SDG&E include director of program delivery, where he oversaw IT for advanced technology projects and the development of new systems to improve operating efficiency and customer experience.  Krevat was also director of IT strategy and business partnership where he worked to align strategic direction between IT and the utility business units, as well as director of infrastructure engineering & operations.

Before joining Sempra, Krevat led the Software Process Engineering, Technology Transfer and Software Process Improvement Teams at Tandem Computers.

Krevat graduated with university honors and holds a Bachelor of Science in applied mathematics/computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.

SDG&E is a regulated public utility that provides service to 3.4 million consumers through 1.4 million electric meters and more than 840,000 natural gas meters in San Diego and southern Orange counties.

Sempra Energy, based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company with 2008 revenues of nearly $11 billion.  The Sempra Energy companies’ 13,600 employees serve about 29 million consumers worldwide.

As President and Founder, Alex is OPOWER's public face, responsible for engaging utility and government partners in OPOWER's vision and products. He is highly sought-after as a speaker at energy-related conferences and fora throughout the country and abroad.  In his role as OPOWER's President, Alex was invited to the White House to meet with President Obama and discuss innovation and job creation in the green economy.

Prior to OPOWER, Alex enjoyed a career in politics and policy serving as a campaign manager, strategist and public opinion analyst for several candidates nationwide. Alex provided strategic consulting on several statewide ballot measures for The Nature Conservancy, The Trust for Public Land, and The League of Conservation Voters.  Alex has worked for the White House and on a presidential campaign.

Before turning to politics and policy, Alex produced the award-winning feature film, Assisted Living, and worked as the director of new business and strategy for The Romann Group, a New York-based advertising agency.

Alex received his B.A. in History of Science from Harvard University.

Jacqueline Lemmerhirt is the Senior Director of Energy Vision Product Management for Aclara. She is responsible for Energy Vision Product Management including the product roadmap and product direction.

Ms. Lemmerhirt has 26 years of experience in the utility industry working for utilities and leading MDM software companies. She leads a team of four Aclara product managers responsible for the direction of the MDMS and all related business applications. She plays a key role in supporting the company's clients with issues related to meter data management, complex billing, forecasting and settlement and ensures that client requirements make their way into the product roadmap. Ms. Lemmerhirt most recently led the development of the Revenue Vision revenue protection module.

Ms. Lemmerhirt holds a MBA in Quantitative Analysis from Babson College and a BA in Mathematics and Economics from Russell Sage College.

Dave founded Redwood Systems in 2008 with the driving belief that LED lighting presented entirely new opportunities to create smart and energy optimized commercial lighting and smart building solutions. Prior to forming Redwood, Dave was VP and GM of Cisco System's Desktop Switching Business Unit (DSBU), Cisco's largest and most profitable business unit with revenues reaching a $6B annual run rate for FY08. Along with LAN access, DSBU also provides switching solutions for Metro Ethernet, Industrial Ethernet, and Data Center Blade Servers. During his career at Cisco, Dave has held several executive management positions including: VP and GMP of the Wireless Networking Business Unit (WNBU) and VP of Engineering for WNBU

Dave arrived at Cisco by way of Cisco's acquisition of Grand Junction Networks in 1995. At Grand Junction, Dave served as an engineering leader charged with developing Grand Junction's first 100 mbs Ethernet switch. Prior to Grand Junction, Dave held leadership positions at Sun Microsystems, Amdahl Corporation, Cray Research and Hewlett-Packard.

In addition to his executive role at Redwood Systems, Dave also serves as the Executive Chairman of Agito Networks' Board of Directors. Mr. Leonard earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado.

Stuart Lombard, President and CEO of ecobee, was previously a partner with JLA Ventures in Toronto for nine years, where he was responsible for initiating and managing investments in early stage technology companies. ecobee is Stuart's third entrepreneurial venture. Prior to joining JLA Ventures, Stuart was Co-CEO of Isolation Systems Ltd., an award-winning manufacturer of Virtual Private Network solutions. Stuart successfully raised venture capital financing, launched Isolation Systems' VPN products, developed

distribution channels and engineered the successful sale of Isolation Systems to Shiva Corporation. Prior to Isolation Systems, Stuart co-founded InfoRamp Inc., an Internet Service Provider, in June 1994. InfoRamp became Ontario's largest Internet Service Provider. InfoRamp merged with iStar internet in September, 1995 before successfully going public in November of 1995. Stuart sits on the advisory board of JLA Ventures and is a Director of QuickPlay Media.

He earned a B.Sc. Honors (Engineering) in Applied Mathematics from Queen's University.

Stuart and his wife, Andrea, live in Toronto with their three children. In his spare time he enjoys cycling, running and coaching children's soccer.

Richard Lowenthal is the CEO of Coulomb Technologies, which he co-founded in 2007. From 1998 until 2007 he was instrumental in starting several companies, including Lightera, Pipal Systems and Procket Networks. From 1996 to 1997, Mr. Lowenthal was vice president and general manager of Cisco's WAN Access Products Division. From 1990 through 1995, Mr. Lowenthal was vice president of research and development for StrataCom, a telecommunications equipment company. Prior to StrataCom, Mr. Lowenthal was co-founder and vice president of engineering for Stardent Computers, and vice president of engineering for Convergent Technologies.

Mr. Lowenthal is also a former Mayor of Cupertino, California, and has been heavily involved in the non-profit world. He has a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley.

Saadat Malik is the senior manager for smart grid solutions and architecture development at Cisco. He is responsible for the strategy and development of smart grid solutions tailored to meet specific customer needs in the electric utility industry. He also leads a cross-functional team across Cisco that is focused on the development and evolution of an end-to-end communications architecture for smart grid. Prior to this, he led a group of researchers working to improve the security of critical infrastructures in the United States and worldwide. Previously, at various points in time, Saadat has been responsible for leading Cisco's internal product security evaluation efforts and heading the technical support operations for Security and VPN groups at the company.

Saadat is author of the book Network Security Principles and Practices, published by Pearson Education in 2002. He spearheaded the development of the CCIE Security exam, which has become one of the premier certifications for security expertise in the industry today. Saadat has taught computer networking at the graduate level at San Jose State University, and he is a regular speaker on various network security and smart grid topics at industry events and conferences. Saadat has a master's degree in electrical engineering (MSEE) from Purdue University at West Lafayette.

Mr. Kishore Manghnani, Vice President of Communications and Consumer Business, heads up Marvell's green technology products and strategic partnerships. In addition, Mr. Manghnani has been leading Marvell's initiative in next-generation connected ePaper devices. He joined Marvell in 2004 to spearhead and accelerate the wireless home networking and application processor business units. Prior to joining Marvell, Mr. Manghnani served as vice president and general manager of cable broadband products at Terayon, Vice President of Marketing of HDTV products at TeraLogic, and Director of Marketing for consumer products at LSI Logic. Mr. Manghnani received his MSEE in electrical engineering from the University of Hawaii and a Master of Business Administration from Santa Clara University.

Jason joined Battery in January 2005 and focuses on investments in the clean technology and enterprise infrastructure sectors. Jason is currently a board member at Agito Networks, Redwood Systems, SolarBridge Technologies and Qteros. Before joining Battery, Jason spent more than a decade in management roles at leading technology companies. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Neoteris, which was acquired by NetScreen and then subsequently acquired by Juniper Networks. At Neoteris, Jason was responsible for developing and executing the company's product strategy and establishing leadership within the emerging SSL VPN product category.

Prior to Neoteris, Jason spent five years at Cisco Systems, where he led the product management team for the company's multi-billion dollar family of fixed-configuration Catalyst switches. Jason has also held positions with Ford Motor Company, Ericsson Raynet Corporation and MPR Associates. Jason received a BA cum laude in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Kevin Meagher joined EDSA in 2005 as the Chief Technology Officer and was part of the management team that acquired EDSA in April 2008.  Under his guidance the company introduced industry leading capabilities for energy management and pattern recognition and transitioned the Paladin technology to a commercially viable platform which today includes the current generation of Paladin DesignBase^TM electrical design software, Paladin Live^TM mission critical management software, and the micro grid controller Paladin Smart Grid^TM.    Kevin is the author and creator of the Paladin Power Analytics^TM process and has to his credit more than 15 patents in analytical processes. He has authored numerous papers on power, energy, and high availability architectures and over the past 25 years has lead development organizations and provided strategic planning for companies including Eaton, Invensys, Computer Associates and IBM.  Kevin has undergraduate degrees in biochemistry and business and an MBA from the University of Colorado.

Jack Mc Gowan, CEM, CEA, CSDP, CDSM, DGCP is President of Energy Control Inc. (ECI), an OpTerra Energy Company and is Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. Department of Energy GridWise Architecture Council. He is a member of the Galvin Electricity Initiative Team of Leaders. He was Founding Co-Chair of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Building to Grid Working Group. The Association of Energy Engineers admitted him to the “International Energy Managers Hall of Fame” in 2003. ECI was included during selection of the 11 companies to watch in the Smart Grid space in 2011 by Smart Grid News and won a 2008 American Business Award sponsored by Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal as Best Overall Company in the U.S. with less than 100 employees. Mc Gowan is an author with 5 books on Fairmont Press and Prentice Hall and has published 200+ articles. 

Terry Mohn is the Chief Innovation Officer Balance Energy and located in San Diego. He is responsible for ensuring clean and renewable electric generation can reliably meet the demands of utilities, municipalities and communities. This includes advancing the company's technology portfolio and capabilities towards emerging integrated microgrids and sustainable community solutions. Terry was previously chief technology strategist for the Sempra Energy utilities, with emphasis on smart grid. He specializes in the clean energy and the improvement of the electric grid by using modern technology.

He has 30 years' experience in large-scale system architecture, business strategy, and technology investment strategy. Terry specializes in the business integration of technologies, primarily supporting smart grid, home automation systems, communication systems, distribution automation, smart metering, demand response, and sense and control.  He also is very involved in technology research, funding and commercialization and works closely with major California universities. Terry presently serves as Vice Chairman of the GridWise Alliance, a consortium of public and private stakeholders who share a vision and stewardship that the nation's electric system must modernize for the country to remain competitive on the world market. Prior to his energy roles, Terry was chief technology officer for an international broadband media company and founder of two Internet companies.

Daniel Moneta founded MMB Research with a focus on creating software, tools, and services that help customers rapidly bring smart energy solutions to market.

In response to the challenges faced by device vendors as they struggled to integrate home area network standards, MMB developed RapidSE - a ZigBee Smart Energy platform that alleviates significant development efforts, and provides an automated, robust solution incorporating MMB's years of real-world implementation experience.

As Director of Business Development, Daniel focuses on expanding MMB's network of Smart Energy device customers and systems integration partners. In working with a diverse array of customers from traditional appliance manufacturers and innovative consumer electronics developers, to utilities and integrators, MMB has accrued industry-leading experience in home area network communications. This experience has given MMB a unique understanding of the challenges faced in bridging the gap between basic interoperability, and the robust solutions required to make smart energy devices ready for the real-world.

Michael R. Montoya is the director of Engineering Advancement for Southern California Edison's Transmission & Distribution Business Unit (TDBU). Montoya's organization, created in November 2004, is responsible for distributed energy resources, distribution technical innovation, power system technologies, distribution automation, satellite communications, and research and development.

Throughout his 35 year career, Montoya has made many contributions in his technical and managerial roles. Prior to becoming Engineering Advancement director, he was previously responsible for managing the TDBU portion of the company's 2006 General Rate Case; was director of the TDBU Project Management organization and director of Grid Operations, Protection and Controls. Before that, Montoya held several positions, including manager of transmission substation projects, superintendent of transmission construction and maintenance, and superintendent of substation operations and maintenance. He also held supervisory and bargaining‐unit positions within the former Transmission and Substation division.

Montoya has an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and certificates in I.T. Essentials for Business Leadership from Pepperdine University and Sustaining the Innovative Organization from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Paul Nagel began as the Vice President of Engineering at Control4 for the first 5 years of the company overseeing the company's product research, engineering, and development efforts.  In 2008, Paul transitioned over to becoming the V.P. of Strategic Development. His focus was on platform licensing and new business opportunities including the utility market. Today, he is heading up the Business Development team for the Energy Systems business at Control4.  Paul brings more than 25 years of hardware and software product experience. Prior to joining Control4, he designed and managed industry-leading data communication and networking products for the IT and consumer markets and led the development of many award-winning WAN/LAN and wireless WAN products, including the Palm VII products. Paul also brings a wealth of experience in effective engineering development. He has held executive roles with other leading technology companies, including companies such as: Compaq Computer, Megahertz / US Robotics, 3Com, emWare, and IPMobileNet. Responsible for eight patents, Paul has a reputation for developing groundbreaking new products. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah.

Jeff Nichols is Director of Network and Communication Services (NCS) for the Sempra Energy Utilities. The utilities serve over 23 million customers in a 24,000 square mile southern California service area. Mr. Nichols' organization provides data networks, telephone service, email, instant messaging, radio communications, voice communications, collaboration systems, telemetry systems and remote access for the utilities' 12,000 employees. His organization also plays a key role in San Diego Gas & Electric's smart grid initiatives, leading the design and roll-out of an advanced smart grid communication system for which the utility received a 2009 federal smart grid investment grant.

Mr. Nichols was previously the Executive Director of IT Infrastructure at Kaiser Permanente, where he was responsible for security, communications, networks and system management. Previously, he was a divisional VP and CTO at Science Applications International Corporation and VP/General Manager at a private software development firm.

Mr. Nichols is a member of the IEEE and is Vice Chairman of the Utilities Telecom Council's Smart Networks Council. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky and a master's degree in business administration from Kent State University.

Rilck Noel is the Vice President and Global Managing Director of Verizon Business' Energy and Utilities practice.  In this role, he is responsible for establishing and growing Verizon's presence in the industry on a global basis by directing the development and delivery of solutions, thought leadership, and market positioning.  Mr. Noel has over twenty-five years of experience primarily working for or providing advice to large electric and gas utilities in the United States and abroad.  Rilck has developed, sold and delivered a variety of solutions related to, among others, performance improvement, energy efficiency, regulatory compliance, business continuity management, systems implementation and litigation support to his utility clients.  He was a partner at a Big Five firm and a managing director at two other advisory firms.  He is an international lecturer in South America and Europe on the topic of utility market deregulation and large capital project management.  He has also authored several articles and led seminars on the same topics.  He holds a Master of Management degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University in Finance and Management Information Systems.  He has Bachelor of Science degree in Thermo-Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois.  He is also fluent in French and Spanish.

Diarmuid joined Tesla in 2006, and currently serves as the Vice President of Business Development in which capacity he manages commercial relationships and all aspects of government affairs. Before joining Tesla, Diarmuid served as Chief of Staff for Political Military Affairs at the US State Department, where he was involved in policy and operational support to the U.S military in various theaters of operation. 

Before his tenure in Washington, Diarmuid worked in corporate strategy as a management consultant for Accenture, as a founder of educational software developer, Real Time Learning, and as a senior executive with both McCann Erickson Worldwide and Young and Rubicam. Over the course of his career, he has managed international operations, projects and marketing for such brands as Coca Cola, Gillette, and AT&T, among others. 

Diarmuid has earned a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College, a master's degree in Foreign Policy from the University of Virginia, and an MBA from Kellogg. He lives with his wife and two children in the Bay Area and escapes to the mountains whenever possible.

Tom Parker is the Director of Security Consulting Services at Securicon. Tom is a recognized throughout the security industry for his research in multiple areas including adversary profiling and software vulnerability research & analysis. Tom has published over four books on the topic of information security including Cyber Adversary Characterization -Auditing the Hacker Mind and a contributor to the popular Stealing the Network Series. Tom is a frequent speaker at conferences including a past speaker at Blackhat. Tom often lends his time to guest lecturing at Universities, involvement in community research initiatives, and is often called to provide his expert opinion to mass media organizations, including BBC News, CNN, and online/print outlets such as The Register, Reuters News, Wired and Business Week.

Jim Parks directs SMUD's Energy Efficiency and Customer Research and Development group. He is responsible for demonstrating smart grid technologies, reviewing and pilot testing emerging energy efficiency and transportation technologies, and working with regulatory agencies to promote efficiency through codes, standards and legislation. Prior to assuming his current position, he supervised the development of SMUD's energy efficiency, load management and low-income programs; promoted energy efficiency in commercial new construction; and worked as an electrical engineer in the utility industry. Board Chair - Demonstration of Energy Efficient Developments (DEED) Board Chair - California Commissioning Collaborative (CCC) Board Member - Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) Chair - CMUA Energy Services and Marketing Committee

Donald Paul is the Executive Director of the University of Southern California Energy Institute, where he also holds the William M. Keck Chair in Energy Resources. The USC Energy Institute was launched in 2008 to create a university-based framework to support and expand opportunities in energy-related research, education, and public policy development.

Dr. Paul had a distinguished career at Chevron, retiring in 2008 as the corporation's vice president and chief technology officer. Durring his 33 year tenure at Chevron, he held a variety of positions in research and technology, exploration and production operations, and executive management, including service as president of Chevron's Canadian subsidiary. He also served as the global compliance officer for information protection, security and data privacy. He directed Chevron's efforts to build cooperative partnerships with U.S. government agencies and national laboratories in energy research and development, alternative fuel infrastructure, high performance computing, and cyber-security for oil and gas.

In January 2010, Dr. Paul was invited to become a member of the distinguished Sclumberger Limited Technology Committee. The Technology Committee advises the Schlumberger Board of Directors on the structure, strategies, and priorities of their R&D portfolio, major technology and business trends, and university relations. Schlumberger Limited is the world's largest oilfield services and technology company.

Dr. Paul holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics, an M.S. in Geology and Geophysics, and a Ph.D. degree in Geophysics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mr. Picchi joined Comverge in February 2006 as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer responsible for all accounting functions and was named Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer in June 2006. In 2010, Mr. Picchi was appointed to the Comverge Board of Directors. From July 2004 to February 2006, Mr. Picchi was Senior Vice President - Finance and Controller for publicly-traded PRG-Schultz International, Inc., an audit recovery services firm. From February 2003 to July 2004, Mr. Picchi served as Chief Accounting Officer - Corporate Controller for Randstad North America, the U.S. operations of temporary staffing labor firm Randstad Holding, B.V. From February 2002 to January 2003, Mr. Picchi served as Vice President - Finance for publicly-traded AirGate PCS, Inc., a Sprint PCS wireless affiliate. Mr. Picchi began his career at Coopers & Lybrand LLP and is a certified public accountant and chartered financial analyst. He obtained a B.S. in Accounting and an M.B.A. in Finance from Indiana University.

With a track record of entrepreneurial and corporate success, Tom is responsible for overall strategy and management of Digital Lumens. Prior to joining the company, Tom was President, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Brix Networks, a global provider of converged service assurance solutions that was acquired by EXFO to serve as the foundation for its service assurance market entry. Previously, Tom was the Founder of New Oak Communications, a pioneering leader in Virtual Private Network (VPN) switches, which was subsequently acquired by Bay Networks (now Nortel Networks) to create the Contivity Extranet Switch product family.

Before starting New Oak, Tom was an industry analyst, serving as Director of Forrester Research's Network Strategy Service, where he focused on the commercial use of the Internet, and defined the market for corporate intranets and the possibilities of private data services over the public Internet. Earlier in his career, he held marketing and engineering positions of increasing responsibility at several Boston-area technology companies.

Tom also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Boston Museum of Science. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Neural Science from Brown University, where he was also a founding board member of the Brown Entrepreneurship Program.

Mike Sanderson leads Proximetry's Research and Development departments and is responsible for bringing the industry's first truly dynamic wireless network optimization system to the market.

Sanderson brings more than 15 years of experience in datacom and telecom solutions. Sanderson has a passion for broadband wireless, and over the past 10 years has helped set product strategy for industry leaders such as Nortel Networks, Ensemble Communications, Alvarion, and RF Magic.

Mr. Sanderson received degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Prior to founding EcoFactor, John was Director of Corporate Business Development for Electronics for Imaging (NASDAQ:EFII), where he had a leadership role in $500M in transactions, and led cross-functional teams that included engineering, sales, marketing, manufacturing and HR executives. He was also founder and President of Bebop Incorporated, and co-founded Involved Professionals Against Cancer.
 
John is a graduate of Stanford Law School, where he was an Associate Editor of the Stanford Law Review. He received his BA (with honors) from Oberlin College, where he majored in Economics and Government, and was Phi Beta Kappa.
 
John has been issued 12 US patents for inventions in such fields as digital photography, networked printing, and various mechanical devices. He has served on the Board of Directors of Long Beach Youth Centers and the Board of Advisors of the Tech Coast Venture Network. John has been a featured speaker at multiple cleantech industry events.

Ivo has more than 20 years of energy and utility experience, having held various leadership positions in research and development, marketing, and general management. As Executive Vice President of Sales and Strategy, Ivo is responsible for strategic positioning and value-proposition deployment of Tendril products on a global scale. Most recently Ivo was CEO of Greenbox Technology, a company that provides interactive energy management for the smart home, which was acquired by Silver Spring Networks in late 2009. Previously he worked as vice president of marketing for energy and utilities at Schlumberger, and founded Enspiria Solutions Inc., a consultancy and systems integrator with a strong focus in energy management and operational efficiency within Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Demand Response, and Smart Grid. Ivo holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Queen's University at Kingston Ontario, Canada

Rick Stephenson brings to Revere Security almost 30 years of accomplishments in operations, finance, business development and sales. Prior to joining Revere Security in 2008, Stephenson served in various capacities at Covisint, a technology start-up founded in 2000 and acquired by Compuware Corporation in 2004. His roles included Vice President of Finance, Vice President of Partners and Alliances, Strategic Account Manger, Managing Director of European Operations, and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Covisint, Stephenson was a 20-year finance veteran at General Motors. At GM, he held executive roles in International Finance and Corporate Finance. Stephenson also worked on the start-up of Saturn in the early 1990s and, prior to that, the start-up of other automotive plants and operations.

Mr. Stephenson holds a Masters in Business Administration from Vanderbilt University and Bachelors in Accounting from Ball State University.

Andrew Tang is the Senior Director of Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Integrated Demand-side Management Products team.  Andrew's team is responsible for developing new products and programs that enhance PG&E's large and growing portfolio of integrated customer offerings.  This industry-leading portfolio spans a broad range of customer-focused programs, including energy efficiency, demand response, automated energy management, electric vehicles, and distributed generation and storage. Prior to joining PG&E, Mr. Tang served as Director of European WiMAX Solutions Development for Intel Corporation following 15 years as an investment banker.   Mr. Tang graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in Mathematics and Economics. 

Steve Thomas is manager, global energy and sustainability communications, for Johnson Controls. Steve spearheaded the worldwide launch of the company's flagship Metasys building management system in 1990 and has been active in efforts to communicate the value of integrated, intelligent automation in buildings since that time. He helped advocate for the inclusion of the Integrated Automation and Commissioning categories in the Construction Specification Institute's Master Format 04. His articles have appeared in FMJ, Sustainable Facility, Greenbiz.com and automatedbuildings.com. He is member of the US Green Building Council, the Urban Land Institute, the Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, the Nature Conservancy, and the American Institute of Architects (associate). He has a bachelor's degree in communications and music from Carroll University and a master's degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin .

Kannan graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Osmania University, India in 1991, and received a M.S. and Ph. D in Electrical Engineering from Tulane University, New Orleans in 1993 and 1996 respectively. He then joined Entergy Services, Inc., one of the largest electric power utilities in the US, where he was working in the area of transmission planning, performing technical studies and recommending solutions.

In 2001, he moved back to India and joined the GE- Global Research Center in Bangalore where he developed and managed a team of technologists doing research in the areas of Power Electronics, Power Systems and Energy Storage.

In September 2009, he assumed the role of Power Systems Platform Leader at the GE Global Research Center in Niskayuna, NY. He presently oversees the power systems research activities, including Smart Grids, across GE Global Research.

In his wallet, Steve Vassallo carries around the business card from his childhood snow-blowing business, a constant reminder that entrepreneurship is about grasping opportunity where you find it, even if your hands get cold and numb in the process. Of more recent vintage is the business card that identifies Steve as a venture capitalist at Foundation Capital, where he works with companies in the areas of cleantech, consumer, and software & services.

Steve serves on the board of directors of Akiban, Aquion Energy, AutoGrid, Control4, Read It Later, Sentient Energy, and SunRun. Steve also serves on the board of the Nueva School and advises the Aquaya Institute.

Before joining Foundation Capital in 2007, Steve helped launch Ning, a consumer Internet service where anyone can create their own social network. Prior to Ning, Steve was Director of Engineering at Immersion [IMMR], which pioneered the field of tactile feedback and human touch technology. Prior to Immersion, Steve was a project leader and design engineer at IDEO, where he developed more than a dozen successful products for market leading companies including Cisco, Nike, BMW, Steelcase, McDonalds, and Caterpillar.
An entrepreneur who lives at the intersection of business, technology, and design, Steve’s innovations have won him over 28 patents and several design awards, including the Business Week Design of the Decade Award, red dot 2009, IDEA99 Gold and Bronze Awards, NeoCon Gold and Most Innovative New Product Awards.

Steve earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.

Terry Vardell is a Product Development Manager for Duke Energy Company.  His area of focus is products and services that are enabled by Duke's Smart Grid deployment in their Midwest service areas.  He has been the product development lead for a 100 customer pilot of residential energy management systems in Charlotte, NC which began in the summer of 2009.  Terry is also involved in developing Duke's portfolio of time based rates.  

Terry joined Duke Power in 1991 and has managed the company's market research and sales forecasting functions as well as serving in roles of marketing strategist and residential segment manager.   Prior to joining Duke Power, Terry held various marketing management positions for firms in the financial services and retail industries.

Vardell graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree and received his MBA from the University of South Florida.   He has received an EPRI Innovators Award and co-authored two articles on power interruption costs experienced by utility customers.   

Gene Wang is CEO and Chairman of People Power Company, an open source green technology startup focusing on Home Energy Efficiency.  People Power's solution will help consumers save money on their electric bills while helping to save the planet by reducing harmful carbon emissions.  People Power is delivering a low cost open source home area network protocol to promote interoperability while lowering costs and promoting innovation.  The Company is developing a network of sensors that monitor and control energy use and an easy to use web service that enables consumers to budget and reduce their electricity bills and compare their savings within their social network and beyond.

Gene was previously Chairman and CEO of Bitfone, which he sold to HP in 2007. At HP, Gene was VP Marketing and led the marketing, business development and industrial design organizations for the Handheld business unit.   Bitfone was the industry leader in Over-The-Air device management solutions for mobile phones.  Mobile phone manufacturers such as Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, LGE, Sony Ericsson, and carriers such as China Mobile and T-Mobile used Bitfone's products.  Gene was CEO and Chairman of Photo Access, where he sold its hardware business unit to Agilent Technologies in 2000. Gene was the CEO of Computer Motion, a leader in medical robotics, which he led through a successful IPO in 1997.  At Symantec, Gene was Executive VP where he managed four divisions and helped grow the annual sales from $172 million to $412 million. Gene was VP and general manager at Borland, where he drove sales of the C++ programming language to over one million copies. Gene was co-founder and VP Marketing at Gold Hill Hill Computers, an Artificial Intelligence company.  Gene earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of California at Berkeley.

Gene likes to record and play music and is happily married with three children and one bad dog.

Wayne is a Senior Vice President at Kenmark Group, and leads the Controls company.  In this position he has managed or consulted on millions of dollars in controls implementations.  He is the author of many articles about managing large controls projects with particular attention to innovative cross functional intelligent uses, and real ROI. 

After beginning his career at Delmarva Power in Wilmington, Delaware, Andy's consulting experience has included Coopers & Lybrand, where he managed Utility Consulting projects, and Skipping Stone, where he served as a Principal.  He has also served in senior positions at several prominent technology companies, including Indus (now Ventyx), SAP Americas, Oracle Corporation, and Whisper Communications (an early Automated Meter Infrastructure (AMI)) firm.  His consulting efforts and speaking engagements have taken him to utilities all over the world, including North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. 

Andy is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and is often a presenter for industry seminars regarding Smart Grid and related topics.  Andy has also spent a good deal of his career focusing on solutions around Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and he served as instructor in GIS at the University of Delaware prior to his relocation to California in 1999. 

Andy has both a BS in Electrical Engineering and a BA in Applied Science from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA.  He also has an MBA from the University of Delaware. 

Andy resides in Mountain View, California,and enjoys music, theater, and golf.  He is involved in the wine industry and has supported several startup companies in Silicon Valley.  He has three children and two beautiful grandchildren. 

Michael Kanellos covers emerging technologies and companies in the green world. Prior to joining the company in 2008, he worked for CNET Network's News.com for eleven years. Among other jobs at CNET, he launched the company's push into clean technology. He has appeared on NPR, CBS, CNBC, Fox News and other media outlets and has spoken at CES, the Japan Business Strategy Summit, Ceatec, the Irish Software Association, Stanford, U.C. Berkeley, the Flash Memory Summit and Clean Energy Venture Summit. A graduate of Cornell University and the University of California (Hastings), he has worked as an attorney, a travel writer and a busboy at a pancake house.

David Leeds directs the smart grid research practice at GTM.  Mr. Leeds has guest lectured on the subject at MIT, Stanford, and The Wharton School of Business (University of Pennsylvania). He has been quoted as an expert by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post; his perspective pieces have appeared in a variety of publications including BusinessWeek, Power Magazine and Fortune.  He is the author of the groundbreaking report “The Smart Grid in 2010,” which has been downloaded more than 10,000 times.

An avid world-traveler, David has come into contact with many of our most pressing environmental and social challenges. His research, focused on the convergence of IT, telecom and energy networks, leads him to believe that a smarter future is possible if we can reinvent our collective relationship with energy. Mr. Leeds completed his degree in international business and finance at Trinity College at Oxford (U.K.) and the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. He lives and works in New York City.

Rick Thompson brings 14 years of industry experience from leading technology start-ups, incumbent networking and communications companies, and technology market research firms. Most recently, Rick was senior analyst at Heavy Reading, the market research arm of Light Reading, the dominant online media company in the telecommunications market. CMP bought Light Reading in 2005. Prior to Heavy Reading, Rick was a principal at PointEast Research, where he led market analysis and strategic consulting across a wide range of network communications market segments.

Rick previously served as the vice president of marketing at PanGo Networks, a wireless software company, and as director of product management and marketing at Sycamore Networks Inc. At Sycamore, he defined the product strategy and executed the launch of the industry's first intelligent optical switching platform. Under his leadership, Sycamore deployed several of the world's largest intelligent optical network infrastructures for global wired and wireless service providers. Prior to joining Sycamore, Rick held similar product management positions with Packet Engines, a pioneer of Gigabit Ethernet switching that was later acquired by Alcatel, and FORE Systems, a leader in ATM networking that was later acquired by Marconi and, subsequently, Ericsson. Mr. Thompson earned a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.