About Us

Supporting America's Energy Future by Expanding the Grid

Grid United’s mission is to develop next-generation transmission infrastructure to power our future. We believe that the grid of the future should reliably deliver the energy that people want, exactly when and where they need it. This means that the grid must be efficient, resilient, and secure.

Fostering Long-Term Relationships

Grid United recognizes that our projects will have a lasting presence in the communities where they are proposed, and we aim to foster long-term relationships with landowners and local stakeholders. We strive to conduct ourselves in a respectful manner and are committed to working with landowners and residents to understand the unique characteristics of each property and community as we work to fulfill our goals of enhanced grid resilience and energy security, job creation, and local economic development.

Leveraging our expertise in linear infrastructure, we seek strategic relationships that advance opportunities to develop, construct, own, and operate transmission projects throughout the United States. Grid United believes that local utilities will often see fit to participate as owners or customers of the lines we are developing, under a shared goal of better serving energy consumers.

Meet our Team

Our team is comprised of highly experienced professionals in the energy industry who have managed, built, and financed large-scale infrastructure projects across North America.

Alexis Adamson

Senior Director, Supply Chain

Ruben Arredondo

Regulatory Counsel

Charlie Ary

Director, Business Development

Peyton Bartee

Staff Accountant

RJ Boyle

Director, Environmental

Kat Bridwell

Director, Engineering

Rachel Broderick

Senior Associate, Commercial Analytics

Jessie Brantley

Vice President, Land

Will Butcher

Director, Finance

Carter Byroad

Senior Manager, Land

Bryant Coon

Senior Director, Development

Alex Crosier

Rotational Analyst, Development

Brian Dudeck 

Director, Development

Jack Farley

Chief Commercial Officer

Tyler Fletcher

Manager, Commercial Analytics

Amanda Flores

Senior Director, Development

Nerva Garcia

Director, People

Kristen Williams Golden

Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

Mike Griswold, PMP

Senior Director, Project Execution

Nikole Jackson

Director, Accounting

Brant Johnson

Senior Vice President, Development

Ashley Kang

Senior Director, External Affairs and Communications

Matt Keenan

Manager, Transmission Planning

Zo Kelly

Senior Associate, Digital Communications

John Kuba

Vice President, Environmental

Madeline Gould Laughlin

Director, Regulatory Affairs

Juno Lee

Associate, Finance

Richissa Lewis 

Manager, Accounts Payable

Ying Liu

Vice President, Finance

Dan Lloyd

Senior Manager, Community Relations

Kristine Lombardi

Director, Engineering

Raj Mahagaokar 

Chief Financial Officer

Regdric Malveaux

Manager, Engineering

Sarah Markwardt

Executive Assistant & HR Coordinator

Alexis Marquez

Manager, Community Relations

Nathaly Martinez

Rotational Analyst

Jainif Marediya

Manager, Finance

Gimod Mathew

Vice President , Strategy & New Initiatives

Jason Mendez

Senior Associate, GIS

Libby Moore

Manager, People

Lawrence Mott

Vice President, Development East

Maha Mubarak

Staff Accountant

Drew Musser

Director, Development

Colleen Nash

North Plains Connector Lead

Don Nguyen

VP of Accounting, Controller

Odaro Omusi 

Senior Manager, Commercial

Sofia Opel

Associate, Communications & Public Affairs

Sid Parmar

Director, HVDC Engineering

Jackson Parthasarathy

Senior Associate, Commercial Analytics

Catherine Pellegrin

Project Manager, Development

Isaac Phillips 

Vice President, Development

Mike Podbesek

Director, HVDC Engineering

Matthew Rabe

Associate, Commercial

Joss Saccone 

Vice President, Project Execution

Sabrina Schnitzer

Manager, Financial Reporting and Grants Compliance

Ben Semmes  

Director, Development

Michael Skelly

CEO and Co-Founder

Jill Smith

Senior Executive Assistant & Office Manager

Mike Spector

Director, Transmission and Interconnection

Aaron Stoll

Director, Transmission & Interconnection

Christina Tamayo

Senior Manager, Development

Jordan Thomas

Project Manager, Development

Airin Tomassi

Senior Associate, Development

Jing Tong

Senior Counsel

Clara Troyano 

Senior Associate, Commercial

Jonathan Trujillo

Senior Associate, Development

Allie Wahrenberger

Vice President, Engineering

Danny Wicoff

Senior Counsel

Sarah Willett

Manager, GIS

Alex Williams

Project Manager, Development

Donnie Joe (DJ) Worth 

Director, Development

Kris Zadlo

President and Chief Technical Officer

Advisory Board

William Kaul

Former Vice President & Chief Transmission Officer

, Great River Energy

Carl Monroe

Former EVP & COO

, Southwest Power Pool