Vandan Divatia is the Vice President Transmission Policy, Interconnections &
Compliance. Over the past 20 years he has held various positions in Operations,
Economic Planning, Business Development, Strategy and Compliance.
Vandan has lead evaluation of numerous renewable energy projects from a
reliability, economic and environmental perspective resulting in selection of over 15
TWh of clean energy projects including large hydro, wind, solar and fuel cells. In his
current role, Vandan oversees Transmission Interconnections including negotiation
of commercial agreements and cost recovery, Stakeholder relations for Transmission,
and Compliance. Vandan’s current focus also includes shaping policy, strategy and
solution development that enables the Grid of the Future to meet carbon emission
reduction targets via electrification driven load growth and clean energy integration.
Vandan graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Masters in Power
systems during which time his work included applying artificial neural networks for
power system applications. His academic experiences also included a Utility
Management Program from the University of Connecticut focusing on how to
optimize financial and operational performance. Recently, in 2018 he graduated
from MIT on program in Strategy and Innovation including a focus on Sustainability.
Vandan serves on the Executive Committee of the Board for the Northeast Energy
and Commerce Association with focus on creating a forum for industry wide
conversation on the future of energy in New England.