Gary Brinkworth

Senior Advisor, Innovation & Research
Tennessee Valley Authority



Gary Brinkworth has over 38 years of utility industry experience in system planning, forecasting, and modeling. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University. After working for Southern Company and the City of Tallahassee, FL municipal utility he joined TVA in March 2009 where he managed the company's 2011 and 2015 Integrated Resource Plans. Gary then led the team responsible for coordinating R&D efforts and identifying innovation opportunities for TVA and its distribution utility partners. He's now a senior advisor to the VP of Innovation & Research working on special projects advancing the transformation of the energy network in the TVA region.