Speaker Biographies
Charles Phillips – TSA Chuck Phillips has over forty years of experience serving at both the Federal and State government level. He has worked for the last 20 years in Homeland Security, starting with the New York response to the attack on the World Trade Center in September, 2001. He has specialized more recently on critical infrastructure across the Prevent-Protect-Respond-Recover domains, with a specific emphasis on the electric and pipeline sectors. He was directly responsible for executive reports on those critical infrastructure sectors in New York including detailed assessments on threat, vulnerability and consequence for those sectors. In 2017, he returned to federal service as the Pipeline Industry Engagement Manager at TSA. In that capacity, he oversees federal engagementwith the pipeline industry on all security matters including assessments, analysis, information sharing and technology. He also works with the government of Canada regarding information-sharing and in facilitating an annual conferenceof pipeline security managers.
Brian Fitzpatrick – PJM Brian Fitzpatrick is a senior lead fuel supply analyst in the Generation Department of PJM Interconnection
Brian joined PJM in 2015 as a senior lead fuel supply analyst with the responsibility to provide natural gas industry expertise to the nation’s largest regional transmission organization, and assist with the growing need for coordination and communication between the natural gas and electric industries Prior to joining PJM, Mr. Fitzpatrick was employed in the regulated electric and natural gas utility industry for over 20 years with UGI Utilities and Peoples Gas in Pennsylvania. In these roles he gained with a wide range of experience in power plant engineering, electric and gas regulatory proceedings, rates, marketing and energy supply portfolio management. Mr. Fitzpatrick received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute in Utica, NY. PJM Interconnection, founded in 1927, ensures the reliability of the high-voltage electric power system serving 65 million people in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. PJM coordinates and directs the operation of the region’s transmission grid, which includes over 84,042 miles of transmission lines; administers a competitive wholesale electricitymarket; and plans regional transmission expansion improvements to maintain grid reliability and relieve congestion. PJM’s regional grid and market operations produce annual savings of $2.8 billion to $3.1 billion. For the latest news about PJM, visit PJM Inside Lines at insidelines.pjm.com.
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