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Curley Henry

Job Title: 
Executive Director, Cyber Security Strategy and Architecture
Organization: 
Southern Company

This position supports the Chief Information Security Officer in identifying and driving strategic cybersecurity initiatives and working with executive leadership teams across the business on critical infrastructure hardening and cyber governance. Curley has a broad background in information technology and security, including 20+ years of experience guiding strategic engagement, process improvement and managing globally diverse teams. 

Before joining Southern Company, Curley served as a security director of E* Trade Financial, responsible for providing strategic direction and leadership in areas related to cyber threat management. Prior to his role at E* Trade, he was an Associate Director at Hewlett-Packard, where he was responsible for the Americas leading a consulting practice specialized in providing security intelligence solutions for large enterprises and organizations.  Curley also served as a Global Delivery Leader in IBM’s Managed Security Service business unit. In that role, he provided solution design and delivery execution and led teams in Poland, Brazil, Belgium, Brisbane and the United States. Earlier in his career, Curley was a Department of Defense consultant where he led a team to design, build and manage the original 24x7 security operations center for the U.S. Army Reserve.  

Curley began his career as an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve, responsible for network and server management and information operations readiness.

A native of Columbus, GA, Curley studied at Georgia Institute of Technology before joining the military.  He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems from Saint Leo University, and also holds several security certifications.   

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Harry Whitaker

Job Title: 
Adviser, Global Gas and LNG Market Development
Organization: 
Shell Energy

Harry is an adviser with Shell’s Global Gas and LNG Market Development team, with a focus on the role of policy and regulation in gas and power markets. Based in Singapore, he covers regulatory affairs for several key markets in Asia Pacific and topics related to the energy transition.

He has worked in diverse international commercial and strategy capacities across the oil and gas value chain. Prior to joining Shell Harry was part of BG Group’s policy and corporate affairs team covering new entry markets and energy market reform.

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Sarah Khoo

Job Title: 
Asia Lead, Gas and Power Market Development

Sarah leads a highly experienced team that focuses on delivering proactive policy and regulatory advocacy for natural gas / LNG and power in Asia, with emphasis on market development and liberalization. In this era of energy transition, she believes in the important role natural gas has within a sustainable energy system.

In her 20 years of professional experience, Sarah held various regional and global strategy and commercial roles in blue-chip companies. She is an experienced professional in the Natural Gas industry. Prior to her current role, she managed Shell’s gas-to-liquids (GTL) base oil global marketing business and was a Senior Manager in Shell LNG Marketing & Trading.

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Don Bowman

Job Title: 
Vice President of Engineering and Operations
Organization: 
Wake Electric Membership Corporation

Don Bowman is the Vice President of Engineering and Operations at Wake Electric Membership Corporation. He joined Wake EMC in 2010 and strives to integrate innovative technologies with traditional engineering and operation efficiencies for a better overall experience for the members.

He previously worked for NRTC, the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, where he held the position of Vice President of Utility Solutions.

Don earned a B.S. in engineering from the University of Virginia, and MBA at American University.

Don and his family reside in Wake Forest, NC.

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An Interview With The Leader of The U.S. Energy Association

June 24th, 2020
Barry K. Worthington is the executive director of the United States Energy Association (USEA). Through its membership, USEA represents 150 members across the U.S. energy sector.

COVID-19 As Not Unique But New Generic Problem

June 19th, 2020
External Reports

The Corporate Culture and Importance of Cyber Hygiene

July 16th, 2020

This is the fifth in the series of USAID webinars on Digitalization and Cybersecurity in the Energy Sector hosted by E3. This webinar will discuss how cybersecurity culture in the utility workforce place a big role in reducing cyber vulnerabilities and it is a part of corporate change management culture.

Maurice Martin

Job Title: 
Senior Cybersecurity Research Leader
Organization: 
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Maurice Martin works at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in the Secure Cyber-Energy Systems (SCyES) Group. Martin provides program management and system-level analysis for cybersecurity initiatives in the utility space. His work includes developing strategic research objectives, impact analysis, and experiment design. He engages large and diverse groups of stakeholders on efforts to improve technology, security, and resilience, and serves as liaison to utilities, vendors, and associations.

Martin’s experience includes leading the cybersecurity work group at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA, the service organization for electric co-ops in the U.S.), where he managed a portfolio of member-funded research projects and provided outreach and engagement for DOE-funded research projects. He participated in the development of DOE’s Electricity Subsector Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model (ES-C2M2) and contributed to EPRIs comparative analysis of cybersecurity guidance documents. He holds a M.S. in Systems Science and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, both from Louisiana State University, and has a CISSP certification.

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Cybersecurity and Distributed Energy Resources

July 9th, 2020

This is the fourth in the series of USAID webinars on Digitalization and Cybersecurity in the Energy Sector hosted by E3.

Cybersecurity is a critical aspect of power sector resilience. As an activity of the Resilient Energy Platform, this webinar will address cybersecurity for distributed energy resources (DERs) and identify best practices in cybersecurity governance, technical management of cyber-physical systems, and physical security.

Claire Curry

Job Title: 
Head of Digital Industry
Organization: 
Bloomberg NEF

Claire leads a team of analysts in the Digital Industry research group at Bloomberg NEF. This global team analyses developments in digital technologies and business models to assess what impact they might have on the future of electricity, oil & gas, mining and manufacturing. The team’s work covers the Internet of Things, data analytics and machine learning, blockchain, cybersecurity, and autonomous robotics. This includes understanding the business strategy of industrials, start-ups, utilities, investors and tech firms.

Previously Claire was a senior member of the advanced transport analyst team at BNEF conducting analysis of lithium-ion battery technologies & costs. Claire regularly presents at conferences, publishes research notes and helps clients navigate the world of start-ups, strategy and technology platforms. Claire holds an MSc from Imperial College’s Sustainable Energy Engineering and a Chemistry BSc from Durham University.

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