Wanda Reder is Vice President of Power Systems Services at S&C Electric Company as well as the Global Architect for S&C’s global service operations. She has over 27 years of expertise in the electric utility industry and is the Immediate Past President of the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES). Wanda has served on the IEEE PES Governing Board since 2002 and is also the chairperson of IEEE Smart Grid. She is a member of the Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s DOE Electricity Advisory Committee, recently appointed as Chairperson of the Smart Grid Sub-Committee. Wanda also provides leadership for the IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative which provides scholarships and internships to undergraduate power engineers. She regularly participates in events in order to share her vision and experiences.