Dr. Mani Vadari

Founder and President
Modern Grid Solutions

Dr. Vadari is Founder and President of Modern Grid Solutions, which delivers consulting and training services to a global set of entities (cities, utilities, and vendors) seeking deep subject matter expertise in developing the next-generation electric energy and other sustainable mechanisms. Also, he is an affiliate professor at the University of Washington and a technical consultant to New York State Smart Grid Consortium, where he participates in an architecture role in the core REV team. His past roles have been VP of Infrastructure at Battelle Memorial Institute, Partner and Global lead for System Operations and Smart Grid at Accenture, Lead engineer at ESCA Corporation (now GE Digital Grid Solutions).

Dr. Vadari's book, Electric System Operations - Evolving to the Modern Grid, is available at leading book-sellers and has received 5 Star reviews from industry leaders. His second book "Smart Grid Redefined - The Transformation of the Electric Utility" was released in February 2018. Dr. Vadari has published over 50 articles and several blogs on a broad range of subjects ranging from electric system operations to smart grid to Big Data and the Internet of things. A smart grid and smart cities expert, he offers sought-after perspectives on the entire electric value chain.