Gary Rackliffe is the ABB Vice President for Market Development and Innovation and the General Manager for the Customer Experience Center that Hitachi ABB Power Grids has in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has extensive experience leading utility network control software development, marketing, sales, and business development; Flexible AC Transmission Systems; Strategy and Marketing Communications for Power Products and Power Systems; Transmission and Distribution equipment and software sales; and smart grid and grid modernization innovation and strategic initiatives.
Gary is a member of NEMA’s Distribution Automation Technical Committee and chairs NEMA’s Utility Products & Systems Division Leadership Committee. He is also a member of the DistribuTECH Advisory Committee, the GridWise Alliance Technical Council (past board member), the Department of Commerce Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee, the Department of Energy ADMS Steering Committee, the E4 Carolinas Innovation Council, and the IEC Smart Energy Systems Committee (SyC SE), serving as the SyC SE Technical Advisor for the IEC US National Committee. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster (Chairman), the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), Texas A&M Smart Grid Center, and the Research Triangle Regional Partnership.
Gary holds BS and ME degrees in Electric Power Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY and a MBA degree from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and an IEEE Senior Member. He has co-authored a T&D planning book and has written numerous technical papers and articles.