Dr. Thierry Godartispresident of the Siemens Smart Grid Division in North America. Prior to this role, he wasvice president and general manager for the Energy Automation and Smart Grid Applications businesses based in Minneapolis, Minn. He has more than 20 years of experience in the application of information technology to the power industry. Thierry joined Siemens from Nexant, a Smart Grid software and consulting company. He has held several senior management positions at Areva T&D, ABB and General Electric. Within the context of Smart Grids and automation systems, Thierry has managed high-tech and software activities in energy efficiency and demand response, transmission and distribution engineering applications, electricity markets and grid operations, and meters and metering systems. Thierry earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He also earned a Master of Sciences in applied mathematics and a Master of Sciences in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech. He is a graduate from the Ecole Supérieure d’Electricité (SUPELEC) in Paris, France. He has authored 15 articles and papers for the power industry. He is a member of IEEE Power and Energy Society and CIGRE.
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President, Smart Grid Division
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Siemens Infrastructure and Cities
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