People Who Power New York

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VIDEO: People Who Power New York: A Worldly Economist Finds a Home Designing Energy Markets in Albany, NY

A few interesting facts about Nicole Bouchez: she grew up in a small, hard-to-pronounce town in Holland. She spoke three languages before she was a teenager (and even more today). By the time she reached high school, she had discovered a love for economics. "It made sense," she said. "And it was mathematical. And interesting."

VIDEO: People Who Power New York: "Market design is pivotal in increasing clean energy on the grid."

Born in India, Pallavi Jain was destined to be an engineer.

VIDEO: People Who Power New York: The "mind blowing" job of supporting grid operations

Raj Dontireddy, a Senior Operations Engineer, came to the NYISO from India, by way of California. An employee for over seven years, he is a man of many passions: travel, outdoor sports, cricket, and the math and engineering skills required to help keep the electricity grid functioning.

VIDEO: People Who Power New York: "I'm contributing to something that helps a lot of people."

Phil Nazario first discovered a love for technology as a child, fixing broken VCRs with rubber bands and telling his mom, "don’t throw that out!"

VIDEO: People Who Power New York: After 35 Years, Still Excited about Managing the Electric Grid

As a kid, he wanted to be a truck driver. Luckily for the NYISO, Wes Yeomans was convinced by his father to try college to pursue a passion for math and science.

VIDEO: People Who Power New York: “As a power system engineer, there’s really no better place than New York ISO.”

When she was younger, electrical engineer Yachi Lin faced two career choices – travel writing or working with numbers.

VIDEO: People Who Power NY: “An environment of continuous learning and growth.”

The thing that hooked Francine on the energy industry might not interest a lot of people, but anyone who’s deeply passionate about learning can probably relate.

VIDEO: People Who Power NY: “That’s what we do: work together and figure things out.”

The people powering New York don’t just focus on power; they focus on personal interactions as well.