John D. McDonald, P.E., is Founder & CEO of JDM Associates, LLC. John has 50 years of experience in the electric utility transmission and distribution industry. John received his B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from Purdue University, and an M.B.A. degree from the University of California-Berkeley. John is a Life Fellow of IEEE (member for 54 years) and a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). John is Past President of the IEEE PES, the Past Chair of the IEEE PES Substations Committee, the IEEE Division VII Past Director, a member of the DISTRIBUTECH Conference Advisory Committee (member for 30 years) and Chair of the Asset Management technical track. John received the 2009 Purdue University Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineer Award and the 2023 Purdue University Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award. John has published one hundred fifty papers and articles, has co-authored five books and has one US patent.