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# Converge Strategies

Energy Resilience and National Security

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## Posts

- [News and Insights](https://convergestrategies.com/news-insights/)
- [Travis Air Force Base: Regional Macro Energy Resilience Project](https://convergestrategies.com/travis-air-force-base-regional-macro-energy-resilience-project/)
- [Unleashing Virginia](https://convergestrategies.com/unleashing-virginia/)
- [Energy Security's Strategic Shift. What Will It Take To Lead? Grid Chats With Dr. Nathan Johnson](https://convergestrategies.com/energy-securitys-strategic-shift-what-will-it-take-to-lead-grid-chats-with-dr-nathan-johnson/)
- [Speed to Power Is Within Reach. What Gets Us There? Grid Chats With Rachel Ross](https://convergestrategies.com/speed-to-power-is-within-reach-what-gets-us-there-grid-chats-with-rachel-ross/)
- [Powering Defense: Energy Resilience for the Defense Industry](https://convergestrategies.com/powering-defense-energy-resilience-for-the-defense-industry/)
- [The Hidden Security Challenge: Responding to Grid Capacity Constraints and Their Impacts on Military Installations](https://convergestrategies.com/the-hidden-security-challenge-responding-to-grid-capacity-constraints-and-their-impacts-on-military-installations/)
- [Energy Security Is National Security. Who's Making That Partnership Work? Grid Chats with Jennifer DeCesaro](https://convergestrategies.com/energy-security-is-national-security-whos-making-that-partnership-work-grid-chats-with-jennifer-decesaro/)
- [March Inland Port Airport Authority and March Air Reserve Base Installation Readiness Tabletop Exercise](https://convergestrategies.com/march-inland-port-airport-authority-and-march-air-reserve-base-installation-readiness-tabletop-exercise/)
- [Clean Energy and Resiliency (CLEAR) for Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC)](https://convergestrategies.com/news-and-insights/)
- [Our Nation’s Security Requires a Modern Electric Grid](https://convergestrategies.com/our-nations-security-requires-a-modern-electric-grid/) - Jonathan Monken on how the U.S. electric grid is failing national defense, and the solutions that will prove essential for both military readiness and national security in an era of surging energy demand and intensifying extreme weather.
- [Load Growth Isn't the Whole Story. What’s Hiding Behind It? Grid Chats with Jonathon Monken](https://convergestrategies.com/load-growth-isnt-the-whole-story-whats-hiding-behind-it-grid-chats-with-jonathon-monken/)
- [Nuclear's Missing Piece. What Needs to Change? Grid Chats with Liz Ramsay Dalton](https://convergestrategies.com/nuclears-missing-piece-what-needs-to-change-grid-chats-with-liz-ramsay-dalton/)
- [The Grid Can't Keep Up. What Happens Next? Grid Chats with Jon Powers](https://convergestrategies.com/the-grid-cant-keep-up-what-happens-next-grid-chats-with-jon-powers/)
- [Microgrid Industry State of Play](https://convergestrategies.com/a-power-systems-engineer-walked-into-a-microgrid-conference/)
- [Powering the Fight: Published by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)](https://convergestrategies.com/powering-the-fight-published-by-the-naval-postgraduate-school-nps/)
- [Powering the Fight Lessons from the Grid at War](https://convergestrategies.com/powering-the-fight-lessons-from-the-grid-at-war-converge-strategies/)
- [Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) in Massachusetts](https://convergestrategies.com/vehicle-to-everything-v2x-in-massachusetts/)
- [Military Energy Resilience Catalyst [MERC] Program](https://convergestrategies.com/military-energy-resilience-catalyst-program/)
- [Three Questions for Michael Wu: Energy Needs in the Age of AI](https://convergestrategies.com/three-questions-for-michael-wu-energy-needs-in-the-age-of-ai/)
- [The Grid at War: How America’s Power Infrastructure Became the Pentagon’s Hidden Vulnerability](https://convergestrategies.com/gridatwar/) - Converge Strategies' Will Rogers on The Grid at War: How America’s Power Infrastructure Became the Pentagon’s Hidden Vulnerability
- [Cybersecurity In A Distributed Energy Future](https://convergestrategies.com/cybersecurity-in-a-distributed-energy-future-2/) - Wilson Rickerson and Mike Wu join AEE Institute as contributors, to examine how the rise of distributed energy is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape.
- [Powering the Fight: The Energy Behind Deterrence](https://convergestrategies.com/powering-the-fight-the-energy-behind-deterrence/)
- [Preparing U.S. Airport Infrastructure for Weather Events](https://convergestrategies.com/preparing-u-s-airport-infrastructure-for-weather-events/)
- [The Power Struggle: Examining the Reliability and Security of America’s Electrical Grid](https://convergestrategies.com/the-power-struggle-examining-the-reliability-and-security-of-americas-electrical-grid/)
- [No Grid, No Glory: What History Teaches Us About the Next Major War](https://convergestrategies.com/no-grid-no-glory-what-history-teaches-us-about-the-next-major-war/)
- [Defense Energy Resilience Engagement Framework for Utility Regulators](https://convergestrategies.com/new-release-defense-energy-resilience-engagement-framework-for-utility-regulators/)
- [Concepts to Align Transmission Expansion For National Defense (TREND)](https://convergestrategies.com/new-blog-new-release-transmission-expansion-for-national-defense-trend/)
- [A Grid Bigger Than the Weather](https://convergestrategies.com/a-grid-bigger-than-the-weather/)
- [Open Circuit Podcast: Wilson Rickerson on Grid Resilience, Affordability, and National Security](https://convergestrategies.com/wilson-rickerson-on-open-circuit-podcast/) - Wilson Rickerson joined Latitude Media’s Open Circuit podcast to discuss grid resilience, national security, and why experts are warning of a “five-alarm fire” for the U.S. electric grid.
- [Accelerating Speed to Power for National Defense by Converge Strategies](https://convergestrategies.com/accelerating-speed-to-power-for-national-defense-by-converge-strategies/)
- [Project Vanguard Podcast: The Grid Is a Battlefield, and Veterans Are Built for It](https://convergestrategies.com/project-vanguard-podcast-the-grid-is-a-battlefield-and-veterans-are-built-for-it/) - The grid is no longer a background utility. It’s the front line. Explosive load growth from AI, data centers, and new manufacturing is colliding with a system built for a different era. In this conversation, Army veteran and energy security leader Jonathon Monken lays out what’s changing, why it matters, and where veterans can lead next.
- [Unleashing the Grid: Energy Dominance for National Defense](https://convergestrategies.com/unleashing-the-grid-energy-dominance-for-national-defense/)
- [Resilience Exercises](https://convergestrategies.com/resilience-exercises/)
- [Press Release: National Security Advisor Will Rogers Joins Converge Strategies Team](https://convergestrategies.com/press-release-national-security-advisor-will-rogers-joins-converge-strategies-team/) - PRESS RELEASE Monday, February 24, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Monday, February 24, 2025 — Converge Strategies, LLC announced that Will Rogers, former U.S. Army Senior Advisor and Congressional National Security Advisor, has joined its team. Will joins Converge Strategies, LLC after 15 years of dedicated government and civil society service focused on driving national defense
- [Press Release: Strengthening Emergency Preparedness, Recovery, and Resiliency](https://convergestrategies.com/news-and-insights-2/)
- [Press Release: Alex Pina Joins Converge Strategies, LLC](https://convergestrategies.com/press-release-alex-pina-joins-converge-strategies-llc/) - March 2, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Converge Strategies, LLC announced that Alex Pina has joined their team as a Director. Alex joins Converge Strategies, LLC after over a decade developing technologies to meet critical national security needs with MIT Lincoln Laboratory. “Alex has pioneered many of the most important innovations that strengthen our military’s energy
- [Press Release: Creating Community Climate Resilience in Massachusetts](https://convergestrategies.com/press-release-creating-community-climate-resilience-in-massachusetts/) - October 28, 2020 Boston, MA — A team of leading resilience experts — RAND Corporation, Converge Strategies, LLC, XENDEE Corporation, and Ridgeline Energy Analytics — will support the town of West Tisbury and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in their planning and design of climate-resilient energy infrastructure. This community-level project is funded by the Baker-Polito Administration
- [CleanCapital's Experts Only Podcast: How is the Department of Defense Approaching Clean Energy?](https://convergestrategies.com/cleancapitals-experts-only-podcast-how-is-the-department-of-defense-approaching-clean-energy/)
- [Electrify This! Podcast: Climate Resilience in the Electrified Future](https://convergestrategies.com/electrify-this-podcast-climate-resilience-in-the-electrified-future/)
- [CleanCapital’s Experts Only Podcast: Understanding the Texas Grid](https://convergestrategies.com/cleancapitals-experts-only-podcast-understanding-the-texas-grid/)
- [New Release: HVDC Transmission: A National Security and Energy Resilience Imperative](https://convergestrategies.com/new-release-hvdc-transmission-a-national-security-and-energy-resilience-imperative/)
- [New Release: Lessons Learned for Retrofitting Existing Solar With Emerging Technologies [RESET]](https://convergestrategies.com/new-release-lessons-learned-for-retrofitting-existing-solar-with-emerging-technologies-reset/)
- [New Release: Detroit Arsenal Regional Defense Assessment of Resilience (DAR2) Process and Project Concepts](https://convergestrategies.com/new-release-detroit-arsenal-regional-defense-assessment-of-resilience-dar2-process-and-project-concepts/)
- [New Release: BWH - Clean Energy and Resiliency (CLEAR) Report](https://convergestrategies.com/new-release-bwh-clean-energy-and-resiliency-clear-report/)
- [New Release: Clean Energy and Resiliency (CLEAR) Report](https://convergestrategies.com/new-release-clean-energy-and-resiliency-clear-report/)
- [New Video: Atlantic Council Veterans Advanced Energy Project](https://convergestrategies.com/new-video-atlantic-council-veterans-advanced-energy-project/) - “Energy is the entire lifeline of our civilization - Michael Wu, US Army Reservist and Co-Founder of Converge Strategies. “Every critical infrastructure system in the U.S. is tied back to energy as a critical lifeline.” Check out the Veterans Advanced Energy Projects latest video featuring Michael Wu, Founder Converge Strategies, LLC & US Army Reservist;
- [New York Times Feature: Pipeline Hack Points to Growing Cybersecurity Risk for Energy System](https://convergestrategies.com/new-york-times-feature-pipeline-hack-points-to-growing-cybersecurity-risk-for-energy-system/)
- [E&E News Feature: Colonial Touts Cyber 'Best Practices.' It Was Still Hacked](https://convergestrategies.com/ee-news-feature-colonial-touts-cyber-best-practices-it-was-still-hacked/)
- [Canary Media Feature: The Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Shutdown](https://convergestrategies.com/canary-media-feature-the-colonial-pipeline-ransomware-shutdown/)
- [ADC LIVE Feature: Testing Resilience](https://convergestrategies.com/adc-live-feature-testing-resilience/)
- [ABC Action News Feature: Hacker Attempted to Change Chemical Levels at Oldsmar Water Treatment Plant](https://convergestrategies.com/abc-action-news-feature-hacker-attempted-to-change-chemical-levels-at-oldsmar-water-treatment-plant/)
- [Good Morning America Feature: Hacker Attempts to Poison Florida Town's Water System](https://convergestrategies.com/good-morning-america-feature-hacker-attempts-to-poison-florida-towns-water-system/)
- [Events: Energy Awareness Month](https://convergestrategies.com/events-energy-awareness-month/)
- [Event: Veterans Advanced Energy Week - The Veteran Perspective](https://convergestrategies.com/event-veterans-advanced-energy-week-the-veteran-perspective/) - August 26, 2020 The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosted from Monday 10 August to Thursday 14 August, Veterans Advanced Energy Week, an interactive virtual learning and networking experience dedicated to veterans and military spouses working to strengthen US national security through careers in the advanced energy industry. The focus of the fourth day was
- [Announcement: And The 2020 Awards Go to MERC Network Members](https://convergestrategies.com/announcement-and-the-2020-awards-go-to-merc-network-members/) - November 5, 2020 The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) 2020 FEDS Spotlight Recipients The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) honored federal energy champions selected for recognition as part of FEMP's 4th annual FEDS Spotlight at this year's virtual Energy Exchange. Honorees were selected by agency leaders and peers as federal champions who are working hard
- [Clean Energy Buyers Institute (CEBI)](https://convergestrategies.com/cebi/)
- [Retrofitting Existing Solar with Emerging Technologies [RESET]](https://convergestrategies.com/retrofitting-existing-solar-with-emerging-technologies-reset/)
- [Regional Identification of Gaps for Operational Resilience [RIGOR] Process](https://convergestrategies.com/regional-identification-of-gaps-for-operational-resilience-rigor-process/)
- [Resilient Infrastructure and Secure Energy [RISE] Consortium](https://convergestrategies.com/693-2/)
- [The Solar Energy Innovation Network (SEIN)](https://convergestrategies.com/the-solar-energy-innovation-network-sein/)
- [Clean Energy and Resiliency [CLEAR] for Communities](https://convergestrategies.com/clean-energy-and-resiliency-clear-for-communities/)
- [New Book: Distributed Generation Law: A Guide to Regulations, Policies, and Programs](https://convergestrategies.com/new-book-distributed-generation-law-a-guide-to-regulations-policies-and-programs/)
- [New White Paper: Power System Supply Resilience: The Need for Definitions and Metrics in Decision-Making](https://convergestrategies.com/new-white-paper-power-system-supply-resilience-the-need-for-definitions-and-metrics-in-decision-making/) - Power System Supply Resilience: The Need for Definitions and Metrics in Decision-Making Resilience is a fundamental and important subject with numerous viewpoints and definitions. A significant challenge is to fit existing definitions used by other industries into metric definitions, performance targets, and calculation steps that are practical and implementable for an electric power system, so
- [New Article: Maintaining Critical Infrastructure Resilience to Natural Hazards During the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://convergestrategies.com/new-article-maintaining-critical-infrastructure-resilience-to-natural-hazards-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/)
- [Press Release: XENDEE, Converge Strategies, RMI, and Barrett Energy Launch Free Airport Microgrid Toolkit to Strengthen Operational Resilience and Reduce Carbon](https://convergestrategies.com/press-release-xendee-converge-strategies-rmi-and-barrett-energy-launch-free-airport-microgrid-toolkit-to-strengthen-operational-resilience-and-reduce-carbon/)
- [Press Release: The Future of Resilient Infrastructure and Secure Energy (RISE)](https://convergestrategies.com/press-release-the-future-of-resilient-infrastructure-and-secure-energy-rise/)

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## Team Member

- [Will Rogers](https://convergestrategies.com/team/will-rogers/) - Will Rogers, Principal, Converge Strategies As a national security and foreign policy professional, Will calls on more than 15 years of experience in government and civil society to drive policy innovation across the national defense enterprise. He specializes in connecting and aligning national security innovators across the federal government, state and local government, academia, and
- [Sofia Mongeon](https://convergestrategies.com/team/sofia-mongeon/) - Sofia Mongeon, Senior Associate, Converge Strategies Sofia Mongeon utilizes her background in business and energy systems to assess critical infrastructure and guide energy stakeholders toward actionable resilience solutions. At Converge Strategies, Sofia applies her knowledge of U.S. energy markets to on-the-ground project opportunities through stakeholder engagement, vulnerability assessments, and workshop facilitation. Her work includes strengthening
- [Adair Douglas](https://convergestrategies.com/team/adair-douglas/) - Adair Douglas, Director, Converge Strategies Adair specializes in strategic communications and network development at the intersection of energy resilience and national security. For over a decade, she has worked to connect and align the people and organizations required to strengthen the resilience of our communities and infrastructure. Adair believes electricity is essential to everything we
- [Erica Blevins](https://convergestrategies.com/team/erica-blevins/) - Erica Blevins, Senior Associate, Converge Strategies Erica Blevins advances energy resilience and infrastructure security by helping government and industry stakeholders assess vulnerabilities, prioritize critical infrastructure, and implement solutions that strengthen operational continuity during power disruptions. Erica supports military and civilian clients through technical analysis, resilience planning, and stakeholder engagement efforts focused on strengthening energy security
- [Hana Johnson](https://convergestrategies.com/team/hana-johnson/) - Hana Johnson, Senior Associate, Converge Strategies Hana Johnson drives collaboration among diverse stakeholder groups to co-develop innovative infrastructure resilience solutions. In her role at Converge Strategies, she leads efforts to strengthen regional infrastructure resilience and grid security through stakeholder engagement and interactive facilitation exercises. Hana designs start-to-finish workshops aimed at identifying next steps for implementing
- [Tom Calvert-Rosenberger](https://convergestrategies.com/team/tom-calvert-rosenberger/) - Tom Calvert-Rosenberger, Principal, Converge Strategies Tom Calvert-Rosenberger specializes in organizing and overseeing projects that center workshops, strategic planning, and facilitated discussions designed to enable knowledge exchange and collective action. He manages clean energy, national security, and energy resilience projects that provide start-to-finish facilitation, management, stakeholder outreach, and design-thinking services. Tom leads the Military Energy Resilience
- [Charlotte Hay](https://convergestrategies.com/team/charlotte-hay/) - Charlotte Hay, Associate, Converge Strategies Charlotte leverages her experience in energy research and passion for community impact to support critical infrastructure projects that strengthen the resilience of a region. At Converge Strategies, Charlotte provides clients with acute landscape analyses of the risks, vulnerabilities, and opportunities to their critical infrastructure and regional resilience. Her work also
- [Bella Briseño Elalfi](https://convergestrategies.com/team/bella-briseno-elalfi/) - Bella Briseño Elalfi, Senior Associate, Converge Strategies Bella is a communication specialist working closely with clients to build outreach campaigns, design events, and grow their networks. Since joining CSL, Bella has supported several communities of practice focused on strengthening energy resilience for military installations, the utilities that serve them, and the states they reside in.
- [Alexis Boytim](https://convergestrategies.com/team/alexis-boytim/) - Alexis Boytim, Senior Associate, Converge Strategies Alexis Boytim leverages her experience spanning federal program management, community planning, and regional network-building to advance energy resilience solutions through a collaborative, human-centered approach. At Converge Strategies, Alexis works with government agencies and partners to design policies and programs that build toward a secure and equitable energy future. She
- [Leah Emanuel](https://convergestrategies.com/team/leah-emanuel/) - Leah Emanuel, Senior Associate, Converge Strategies Leah Emanuel specializes in working with the public and private sectors to assess energy security risks arising from infrastructural vulnerabilities, resource availability, the geopolitical landscape, and changing climate dynamics. Since joining CSL, Leah has coauthored several breakthrough reports, aligning the need for transmission investment with national defense priorities. She
- [Francesca Reznik](https://convergestrategies.com/team/francesca-reznik/) - Francesca Reznik, Senior Associate, Converge Strategies Francesca Reznik leverages her unique interdisciplinary education and energy background to guide clients through how ethical and political frameworks influence policy, action, and community decision-making. At Converge Strategies, Francesca designs and facilitates workshops to bridge cohorts of stakeholders. She conducts landscape assessments to identify critical infrastructure vulnerabilities and develop
- [Nick Britton](https://convergestrategies.com/team/nick-britton/) - Nick Britton, Senior Associate, Converge Strategies Nick Britton applies his expertise in energy policy development to implement grid solutions that strengthen national security and fortify communities. At Converge Strategies, Nick builds partnerships focused on shared energy resilience and security opportunities for defense communities, rural electric cooperatives, and federal agencies. He is skilled at delivering gap
- [Benjamin Taulli](https://convergestrategies.com/team/benjamin-taulli/) - Benjamin Taulli, Senior Associate, Converge Strategies Benjamin Taulli leverages his policy expertise and military background to support and strengthen the energy resilience posture of installations and defense communities. At Converge Strategies, Benjamin supports the Department of Defense in driving energy resilience policies, practices, and processes to strengthen grid security and reliability. Ben advises defense stakeholders
- [Migdalia Blanco](https://convergestrategies.com/team/migdalia-blanco/) - Migdalia Blanco, Senior Associate, Converge Strategies Migdalia Blanco is an electrical engineer who specializes in utility distribution design to develop cost-effective, safe, and reliable power solutions that align with industry standards. At Converge Strategies, she applies her comprehensive knowledge of power systems to support clients with process optimization, technical design, and strategic planning across a
- [Abby Eifert](https://convergestrategies.com/team/abby-eifert/) - Abby Eifert, Senior Associate, Converge Strategies Abby Eifert leverages her engineering expertise and knowledge of federal funding, processes, and policy to advance energy and water resilience across the Department of Defense (DoD). At Converge Strategies, Abby applies her in-depth knowledge of DoD energy security challenges to support clients through process design, policy development, and implementation
- [Madeline Lydon](https://convergestrategies.com/team/madeline-lydon/) - Madeline Lydon, Senior Associate, Converge Strategies Madeline employs her multi-disciplinary energy, resilience, and resource policy specialization to develop actionable plans for utilities, regulatory agencies, and organizations. In her role at Converge Strategies, Madeline guides stakeholders through resilience tabletop exercises and workshops to evaluate processes, identify challenges, and develop solutions for mitigating cyberattacks, physical incidents, and
- [Lexi Hall](https://convergestrategies.com/team/lexi-hall/) - Lexi Hall, Senior Associate, Converge Strategies Lexi Hall utilizes her diverse experience across all levels of government to help clients assess stakeholder needs, identify areas of opportunity, and develop strategies to advance shared priorities. In her role at Converge Strategies, Lexi leads a diverse portfolio of project work with the Department of Energy (DOE) and
- [Matt Aronoff](https://convergestrategies.com/team/matt-aronoff/) - Matt Aronoff, Senior Associate, Converge Strategies Matt Aronoff is a versatile energy sector professional with a specialization in developing trusted relationships with public and private sector stakeholders to build a resilient electric grid that puts critical infrastructure at the forefront of the ongoing energy renaissance. He excels in identifying solutions across collaborative environments by analyzing
- [Braxton Duncan](https://convergestrategies.com/team/braxton-duncan/) - Braxton Duncan, Director, Converge Strategies Braxton Duncan leverages her years of developing and executing emergency management plans for the United States Army to support stakeholders in strengthening their energy security and resilience posture. She guides utility company personnel, private sector organizations, and military installation energy stakeholders through tabletop exercises and workshops centered on energy, cybersecurity,
- [Laura Lyons](https://convergestrategies.com/team/laura-lyons/) - Laura Lyons, Director, Converge Strategies Laura Lyons bridges the gap between communities, industry, and government to accelerate energy security and grid transformation. Laura leverages her project management expertise to oversee a diverse portfolio of projects across states, cities, utilities, and DOE National Laboratories. She helps organizations make insight-driven decisions through stakeholder engagement, identifying gaps, and
- [Jack Graul](https://convergestrategies.com/team/jack-graul/) - Jack Graul, Director, Converge Strategies Jack works with military installations and local communities to assess their resilience posture and develop projects that address critical infrastructure vulnerabilities. Jack is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and trained facilitator who has conducted multiple regional and site-specific critical infrastructure assessments on behalf of military and civilian clients. He
- [Claire Reynolds](https://convergestrategies.com/team/claire-reynolds/) - Claire Reynolds, Director, Converge Strategies Claire Reynolds has spent her career in the federal contracting space supporting defense community partnerships, infrastructure asset management, environmental sustainability projects, and encroachment management. Claire is an expert in public-public partnership development, supporting military installations and public partners through a myriad of transactional authorities to achieve shared solutions. Claire is
- [Alex Pina](https://convergestrategies.com/team/alex-pina/) - Alex Pina, Principal, Converge Strategies Alex Pina is a technical expert who has pioneered transformative innovations for energy resilience, critical infrastructure, and national security. He has developed several processes to identify critical infrastructure vulnerabilities, design cost-effective solutions, and secure project funding. This work has directly benefited communities, cities, states, federal government agencies, and the U.S.
- [Jonathon Monken](https://convergestrategies.com/team/jonathon-monken/) - Jonathon Monken, Senior Partner, Converge Strategies Jonathon Monken specializes in energy resilience strategy development for electric utilities, military installations, large commercial energy consumers, and community critical infrastructure. He designs energy resilience programs and planning resources for Federal and State government agencies, Fortune 100 companies, and electric utilities. Jonathon led efforts to develop new programs and
- [Meredith Pringle](https://convergestrategies.com/team/meredith-pringle/) - Meredith Pringle, Chief Operations Officer, Converge Strategies Meredith Pringle is the Chief Operations Officer at Converge Strategies, LLC (CSL). She leads the firm’s internal operations while continuing to advise clients at the intersection of resilience and national security. In her COO role, Meredith engages with Company Leadership to set strategic priorities and steward the systems,
- [Wilson Rickerson](https://convergestrategies.com/team/wilsonrickerson/) - Wilson Rickerson, President and Co-Founder, Converge Strategies Wilson Rickerson is the President and Co-Founder of Converge Strategies, where he leads efforts to safeguard the energy systems that underpin America’s security and economy. He works with the military, state and local leaders, utilities, and emergency managers to confront a rising set of risks — from cyber
- [Michael Wu](https://convergestrategies.com/team/michael-wu/) - Michael Wu, CEO and Co-Founder, Converge Strategies Michael Wu is the CEO and Co-Founder of Converge Strategies. He has spent his career developing strategies, projects, and partnerships on community resilience, energy security, and distributed energy planning. Michael has strong working relationships within the U.S. military and deep expertise in how the defense energy business is
- [Juliane Doscher](https://convergestrategies.com/team/juliane-doscher/) - Juliane Doscher, Business Operations Coordinator, Converge Strategies Juliane Doscher leverages her international non-profit experience to support business operations, strategic planning, and program management. In her role at Converge Strategies, Juliane contributes to the company’s organizational policies, processes, and procedures. She assists in planning company-wide activities and provides internal logistical support to projects. Before joining Converge
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