Wayne Galli
Vice President — Transmission and Technical Services
Wayne Galli’s deep background in electric power systems includes more than twelve years of experience in various technical and managerial roles. Dr. Galli’s experience runs the gamut from system studies and operations to regulatory matters to project development. Most recently, he served as Director of Transmission Development for NextEra Energy Resources where he was instrumental in developing transmission projects under the Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) initiative in Texas. In this capacity, Dr. Galli championed HVDC solutions for the CREZ. At Southwest Power Pool, Dr. Galli led the implementation of several components of the SPP market and grew the Operations Engineering group over fourfold to help ensure reliable operations of the SPP grid under the new market paradigm. Dr. Galli’s background includes system planning experience with Southern Company Services where he analyzed 500 kV expansion plans. He gained commercial power systems experience from Siemens Westinghouse Technical Services. Dr. Galli has taught at the university level and has helped design shipboard power systems for the Department of Defense.
Dr. Galli holds the Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from Louisiana Tech University and the Doctor of Philosophy degree from Purdue University; all in electrical engineering. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and is a registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.