Leadership Team

Center for Renewables Innovation's leaders are highly qualified experts in energy policy, renewable energy, energy storage, transmission, and restructured electricity markets. 

Rao Konidena, Board President

Expert In: Energy markets, transmission, energy storage and distributed energy resources aggregation, MISO, SPP and PJM.

Relevant Recent Background:

• Principal Policy Advisor, MISO, advising on Energy Storage and Distributed Energy Resources.

• Independent Consultant, Rakon Energy LLC, advising clients on generator interconnection regulations, providing independent testimony and advancing DER aggregations.

Kerinia Cusick, Board Vice President

Expert In: Solar and Storage project development, Virtual Power Plants, Non-Transmission Alternatives, Transmission Interconnection, Distributed Energy Resources in Markets, PJM, CAISO, ISO-NE

Relevant Recent Background:

• SunEdison, VP Energy Storage and Managing Director Government Affairs.

• Independent Consultant, Distributed Energy Innovation, advising clients on BESS, Go-to-Market strategy, independent testimony

Harry Warren, Board treasurer

Expert In: Restructured electricity markets, Community Solar, Natural Gas, PJM

Relevant Recent Background:

• Independent Consultant, CleanGrid Advisors. Special areas of expertise include mid-Atlantic renewables markets, PJM wholesale power markets, utility regulation, tariffs and policies, and advisory services to new ventures

• Senior Consultant US Department of Energy Loan Program Office

• CEO Washington Gas Energy Services

Jeanne Fox, Board Member

Expert In: US regulatory process; electricity policy; PJM

Relevant Recent Background:

• President New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

• Commissioner NJ Department of Environmental Protection & Energy

• Administrator, US Environmental Protection Agency Region 2