John D. McDonald is the recipient of the Philip Sporn Award for career contributions advancing electric power systems in theory, design and/or operation for the benefit of society in the United States, and for aspiring to Philip Sporn’s ‘Locus of Discontent’ approach i.e., always challenging the status quo to advance technology for the betterment of society.
John. is Founder & CEO of JDM Associates, LLC. He has 50 years of experience in the electric utility transmission and distribution industry. John received his B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from Purdue University, and an M.B.A. degree from the University of California-Berkeley. He is a Life Fellow of and was awarded the IEEE Millennium Medal in 2000 and many other Awards. John is Past President of the IEEE PES and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
John has been the CIGRE USNC VP, Technical Activities for 15 years.
