Bob Gilligan

Bob Gilligan is the vice president of digital energy for GE Energy Services. His team is responsible for delivering reliable power delivery and integrated smart grid solutions to the electric utilities

Bob Gilligan is the vice president of digital energy for GE Energy Services. His team is responsible for delivering reliable power delivery and integrated smart grid solutions to the electric utilities

As a global advocate of a smarter grid, Bob has addressed key audiences at numerous policy and industry events. Some highlights include providing testimony on Capitol Hill and keynote addresses at CIRED in Prague, the Australian Energy Summit in Sydney and GridWeek in Washington DC. Bob's expertise has been sought by numerous media professionals, and he has contributed most recently to smart grid features in Fortune, the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Associated Press, Bloomberg and Reuters.

Bob began his GE career in 1990 with GE Medical Systems (now GE Healthcare) where he held a series of assignments in service operations and global product management. In 1996, Bob joined GE Industrial Systems, where he held several leadership positions including general manager of the automation technology solutions business. In 2004, Bob joined GE Energy as the general manager and now vice president of the transmission and distribution business. In 2007, Bob received a GE Chairman's Award from Jeff Immelt for his leadership of the T&D business. Chairman's awards are designed to recognize and reward stellar accomplishments in three key areas: performance, initiatives and leadership.
 
Bob holds an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bucknell University. He can be reached at Bob.Gilligan@ge.com.