Wanda Reder has been in this biz since 1987. “Time flies when you’re having fun,” she joked.
In addition to her role as chief strategy officer at S&C Electric Company, she served as president of the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) from 2008-09 and launched IEEE Smart Grid, serving as chair from 2009-13. She currently serves on the IEEE Board and IEEE Foundation Board. (She’s also hoping to run for prez of the whole IEEE shebang in the near future.)
But we didn’t talk to Reder about S&C or even her new presidential ambitions. Instead, we chatted about her passion—one that’s been ablaze for her since her work with Exelon.
Reder wants to figure out how to bring the power industry the best workforce possible, and she’s doing so by examining what younger workers want, what mid-career workers need and how the industry should be planning to balance both, along with the exodus of older workers.
