Daniel Hill is the former Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Exelon Corporation. He began serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) in April 2013.

As Exelon CIO, he managed all aspects of the corporation’s information technology (IT) and telecommunications functions. He spearheaded the centralization of the company’s IT organization and oversaw implementation of multiple technology initiatives across all Exelon operating companies including the development of Advanced Metering Infrastructure and related smart grid technology.

In 2007, he was named one of Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders. Mr. Hill was involved in Exelon since its inception in 2000. He was named Vice President and CIO in May 2003 and served as Senior Vice President and CIO from November 2004 until his retirement in March 2012. He previously worked in various technology and management positions at Commonwealth Edison Company, a predecessor to Exelon, from 1983 to 2000. Mr. Hill earned a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Illinois’ Lewis University.

Ave Bie of Madison, Wisconsin is a former Chair of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission and current partner in the law firm of Quarles & Brady. She began serving as a member of NYISO’s Board of Directors in April 2009. Ms. Bie was a member of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission from 1998 to 2004, where she was a strong advocate for the state’s consumers. She chaired the Commission from 1999 to 2003.

In 25 years of Wisconsin state service, Ms. Bie served in a number of positions including Deputy Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Deputy Secretary of the Department of Regulation and Licensing. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Green Bay Packers, Inc. 

Ms. Bie earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. 

Michael Bemis of Madison, Mississippi, has more than three decades of experience as an executive in the electric utility industry. He began serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) in April 2009. He became Board Chair in April 2014, after previously serving as Vice Chair. He served Exelon Corporation as President of Exelon Power and President of Energy Delivery, responsible for the company’s transmission, distribution, and customer service functions. Exelon distributes electricity and gas to approximately 5.4 million customers in Illinois and Pennsylvania.

Prior to joining Exelon, Mr. Bemis worked nearly two decades with Entergy Corporation in a number of executive positions including Executive Vice-President of International Operations and as Chief Executive Officer of London Electricity, with responsibility for Entergy’s International businesses in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Argentina. He also served as Entergy’s Executive Vice-President of Customer and Retail Service; as President and Chief Operating Officer for Mississippi Power & Light, Louisiana Power & Light, and New Orleans Public Service; and as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer for Arkansas Power & Light. Before entering the energy industry, Mr. Bemis was a partner with Deloitte, Haskin and Sells, where he was a designated firm specialist in the electric utility industry. He earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Southern Mississippi and attended a number of executive development programs, including Harvard’s Advanced Management Program.

Mr. Kelley has over 40 years of experience in the electric generation and transmission business. From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Kelley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Power Authority, the largest state public power organization in the U.S. Most recently, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Peregrine Midstream Partners, LLC, a midstream gas storage entity in Houston, TX. From 2010 to 2013 Mr. Kelley was President and CEO of Midland Cogeneration Venture, a large co-generation project in Midland, MI.

From 2013 to 2014 Mr. Kelley was President and CEO of Fortistar Renewables, based in White Plains, NY, a developer and operator of renewable energy projects. Mr. Kelley, who graduated with honors and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University, has significant experience in all areas of power generation, including nuclear, natural gas, coal, hydro, solar and landfill, as well as experience with electric transmission issues. He has served as a chief advisor on power issues to two of New York's governors, and as the chief technical member on the board of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

Mr. Kelley has been employed by New York State Electric and Gas Corporation, Maine Public Service Company, Empire Energy Corporation, and LS Power Corporation. Mr. Kelley also served as a member of the Lt. Governor's Renewable Energy Task Force, which was responsible for the development and implementation of New York State's renewable energy portfolio. Mr. Kelley is a licensed professional engineer in New York State.

Mark Lynch joined the Board of Directors in April 2018. He brings a wealth of executive and engineering experience from a very successful 41-year career in the energy industry, including serving as President and CEO of the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) from 2005-2008.

Most recently, Mr. Lynch served as President and CEO of New York State Electric and Gas Corporation and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation — both subsidiaries of AVANGRID, Inc. — from 2009 to 2017. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors for both regulated electricity and natural gas utility companies. From 2001-2004, he served as President of Mirant, New York, an independent power generation company that operated in competitive wholesale electricity markets in New York and New England.

Mr. Lynch’s experience also includes executive positions with Mississippi Power Company and Southern Energy, Inc. While with Southern Energy, he served as Executive President and Chairman of Empresa Electrica del Norte Grande, South America, and held positions in project development and management in Indonesia and North America. Mr. Lynch earned a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Villanova University.

Ms. Marrinan has 35 years of energy experience ranging from her entry-level role as a utility Rate Analyst to a Senior Vice President responsible for commercial operations for a large US generation fleet. She has served as a senior commercial executive focused on strategic planning, portfolio risk management and commercial operations in wholesale and retail US electricity markets.

Ms. Marrinan was Senior Vice President, US SBU Commercial for The AES Corporation, where she was responsible for US commercial operations and portfolio strategies for fossil-fired, wind, solar and energy storage resources across the US, and management of the unregulated retail electricity marketing business. Ms. Marrinan also was an officer of the Dayton Power and Light Company, responsible for fuel procurement and power trading, 24-hour real-time generation dispatch, logistics management of physical commodities and the company’s participation in organized ISO/RTO markets. Most recently, Ms. Marrinan serves as Founding Partner of Hanover Strategy Advisors LLC, where she advises a variety of clients on energy strategy, financial, regulatory and market issues.

Ms. Marrinan serves on the Board of Trustees for Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley, and as an adjunct professor in Economics and Finance at The University of Dayton School of Business Administration. She previously served as Board Chair of Foodbank Inc. and Cox Arboretum Foundation, and as a Board Member of the Premier Health Plan. Ms. Marrinan holds an MBA from Xavier University and a BS in Business Administration from the University of Dayton.

Mr. Hill has more than 25 years of energy experience.  He served as General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Energy and most recently as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for NRG Energy, Inc. and NRG Yield, Inc. He currently serves as a Fellow and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University.

In his roles at NRG Mr. Hill was responsible for legal, regulatory, government affairs, and environmental issues. He led the federal and state regulatory strategy including FERC proceedings, appearances before the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as negotiations with industry participants, and advocacy before regulatory authorities.

From 2009 to 2012, Mr. Hill was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP in Washington, D.C., where he was co-head of the firm’s energy practice. He serves as President of the Princeton Public Library Foundation, and also sits on the boards of Arm in Arm of Mercer County, NJ, the Law Board of the Northwestern University School of Law, and the Board of Sustainable Princeton. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Journalism from the University of Missouri and a Juris Doctorate from the Northwestern University School of Law.

Mr. Abbas has nearly 30 years of energy and investment experience. Born in Ethiopia, he has lived or worked in New York since 2002 after joining Morgan Stanley in support of its energy and utilities, forest products / natural resources, and technology groups.

He is a founder of Direct Investment Development, a real estate investment firm based in New York City that is focused on sustainable development in underserved urban communities in the U.S.  He was also a founding partner of Twenty First Century Utilities, whose mission was to transform regulated utilities to a model of mass adoption of clean, low-cost, energy-producing and energy efficient technologies.

Mr. Abbas worked for Southern Company as a cooperative engineer while attending Auburn University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.  He also holds a Master of Business Administration in finance and accounting from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.  

A New Yorker, Mr. Oates has more than 35 years of experience in the energy industry. He served various roles of increasing responsibility during his 33 years with Con Edison. Most recently Mr. Oates was Chairman of Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses (CEB), focusing on clean energy infrastructure investments. Under Mr. Oates’ leadership Con Edison’s CEB became the second largest solar energy producer in North America.

Mr. Oates also was Chairman, President and CEO of Con Edison Transmission, a subsidiary targeting federally regulated transmission infrastructure investments. Spanning his distinguished career with Con Edison he also served as Senior Vice President, Shared Services; Vice President, Energy Management; Treasurer; and Vice President, Electric Operations.

Mr. Oates holds Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering degrees from Manhattan College, and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Fordham University. He served in various other Board of Director roles including as Chairman of the Honeoye Storage Corporation, and Vice Chairman, President and Treasurer of Arts Westchester.