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Jim Schott Jim Schott is currently Vice President, Operations and serving in an advisory role to the Chief Operating Officer having announced his retirement at the end of 2021. Schott previously served as vice president of Entergy Corporation’s transmission function, a role in which he served since 2015. Entergy’s transmission system consists of over 15,000 miles of high voltage transmission lines in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and southeast Texas. His scope of responsibilities covered planning, engineering, construction, operations and maintenance of this system. Schott’s career has spanned roles across Entergy’s regulated electric utility business. In addition to transmission, he has held leadership positions in environmental services, generation, capital projects, system planning and operations. These roles included serving as vice president of supply optimization where he led generation growth initiatives for Entergy’s utility operating companies. He also served as vice president of power plant operations in the company’s steam and renewables division, where he led more than 500 employees to ensure safe operation and maintenance of 10,000 megawatts of generation. Schott holds a bachelor of science degree from Loyola University and a master’s of science degree in chemical hazard assessment from the University of Pittsburgh Schott has announced his intention to retire in late 2021 Kristen Bove Kristen is a Principal Analyst for the E-ISAC Physical Security Analysis Team. She directly engages with asset owners and operators on a daily basis to provide high-quality, timely, reliable analysis and context regarding physical security and industry trends, emerging tactics, techniques, procedures, and relevant threat actor behaviors. Kristen’s prior experience involved working with a variety of public and private sector organizations to provide strategic analysis and risk management solutions for critical infrastructure. This included working as an analyst for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Infrastructure Protection (now known as Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), where she was responsible for the development and implementation of national risk mitigation programs primarily focused on the Dams and Energy Sector. Kristen has a Master’s Degree in Politics, Security and Integration from University College London, a Bachelor’s Degree in History from Arizona State University, and is also certified as an Insider Threat Program Manager (ITPM) from Carnegie Mellon University.
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