Dr. Ryan Quint is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Elevate Energy Consulting where he is responsible for the strategic direction and execution of Elevate projects across all verticals. Ryan is focused on building a world-class team of industry experts that partner with industry to tackle emerging challenges facing our grid today and into the future during the energy transition. Prior to launching Elevate, Ryan spent nearly 9 years at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), most recently as the Director of Engineering and Security Integration, where he led numerous strategic initiatives focused on emerging grid reliability risk mitigation involving inverter-based resources, distributed energy resources, security integration, and leveraging emerging technologies. Ryan also has industry experience at Dominion Virginia Power and the Bonneville Power Administration. He received his PhD from Virginia Tech and is a registered professional engineer.