Speakers

Jayapal Parakkuth is the Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at ERCOT. In this role, he oversees the Grid Transformation function at ERCOT as well as IT DevOps groups, including Development and IT Operations of the Grid and Market Management systems, Settlement and Credit, Retail, etc. Mr. Parakkuth also oversees Cyber Security, Physical Security, Facilities, IT Infrastructure, IT Architecture, IT Quality Assurance, and Project Management. Mr. Parakkuth has over 25 years of experience in successfully visualizing, designing, and implementing software solutions to various aspects of power system grid control. Prior to joining ERCOT, he served as Principal Key Expert for Grid Control at Siemens Digital Grid, specializing in delivering high-risk, complex projects working with both the product and delivery organization at Siemens. During his time at Siemens, he served as the Lead Architect for delivering mission-critical solutions to ISO/RTOs, like PJM and CAISO. He also previously served as the Vice President for Grid Control at Omnetric Group, which was formed as a joint venture between Siemens and Accenture to drive IT/OT convergence in the power industry. Mr. Parakkuth has a master’s degree in power systems and power electronics from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, and an MBA in information systems and finance from the University of Minnesota. He earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, Bombay. Mr. Parakkuth is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).