Speakers
Daniel Brooks, PE
Daniel Brooks is Vice President of Integrated Grid and Energy Systems at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). In this role, he leads teams responsible for EPRI's research, development, and demonstration of integrated energy systems planning, delivery systems planning, grid and market operations, and the integration of renewables, energy storage, and distributed energy resources.
Brooks joined EPRI in 2004 as manager of the renewables integration research and power system studies teams. From 2011 to 2019, he managed the Grid Operations and Planning research area as a Senior Program Manager and Director responsible for transmission and distribution system operations and planning research.
Prior to joining EPRI, Brooks was Manager of Power System Studies for the consulting company Electrotek Concepts managing a team of modeling and simulation experts conducting power quality and renewables integration research and transmission and distribution planning and operations consulting services to electric utilities, equipment vendors, and other stakeholders.
Brooks earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in electrical engineering from Mississippi State University and his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Tennessee, Martin. He is member of the Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Committee, a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Tennessee, and a Senior Member of the IEEE Power & Energy Society.
Tulane Engineering Forum
Friday, May 9, 2025
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
900 Convention Center Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70130
