Speaker Biographies
Keith Steinmetz - LGE&KU Keith Steinmetz was named to his current position, Director Transmission Operations and Compliance, at LG&E and KU Energy in May 2011. He has more than 30 years of experience in the electric power industry. Keith began his affiliation with LG&E in 1985 as a co-op student from the University of Louisville Speed Scientific School and has held various engineering and management positions with LG&E and KU Energy since that time. In 2007, Keith was named Manager System Control Center and successfully oversaw the challenging relocation and integration of the LG&E and KU control centers to a new state of the art facility as well as working through the transitional start-up of the electric reliability organization compliance program. In his current role, Keith is responsible for transmission operations including the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of LG&E and KU's electric transmission control center, energy management system, operational planning and engineering support, and the evolving operational reliability compliance. Keith holds a Bachelor of Science degree, Master of Engineering in electrical engineering, and a Master of Business Administration all from the University of Louisville. He completed various management and executive training courses through MIT Sloan Executive Education. Keith participates in various professional and industry groups including the SERC Reliability Corporation Operating Committee, North American Electric Reliability Corporation Reliability and Security Technical Committee observer, Edison Electric Institute Reliability Committee and EEI Reliability Executive Advisory Committee, and the North American Transmission Forum members. Kristen Bove - E-ISAC Kristen Bove Physical Security Manager, E-ISAC Kristen is the Manager of the E-ISAC Physical Security Analysis Team. In this capacity, she directly engages with asset owners and operators on a daily basis to provide high[1]quality, timely, reliable analysis and context regarding physical security and industry trends, emerging tactics, techniques, procedures, and relevant threat actor behaviors. Prior to becoming manager, she served as Principal Analyst for the E-ISAC physical security team. Before her role at the E-ISAC, 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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