Venkat Tirupati is the Vice President of DevOps and Grid Transformation at Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). In his role, he serves the business groups to develop and support the technology needed to meet their mission. He also oversees the technology innovation and is responsible for collaboration with external stakeholders such as vendors, academia, R & D groups, and industry consortiums. He previously worked for Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution in various roles. Mr. Tirupati has a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Texas.