Mani Vadari is a well-recognized electric industry leader and visionary, with over 30 years of experience delivering business and technical solutions for transmission, distribution, and generation operations, wholesale markets, smart grid, cyber security/threat assessment, and smart cities. Mani has a multi-year track record of delivering value on a wide range of technology and business solutions. As President of Modern Grid Solutions, he leads a team of experts who deliver complex and innovative technology, business, regulatory, and financial solutions to electric utilities, suppliers, regulators, corporate boards, and policymakers worldwide. Mani is also an Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington. Lastly, Mani is a Technical Consultant to the New York State Smart Grid Consortium where he participates on an architecture role in the core REV (Reform the Energy Vision) team.