Midcontinent Independent System Operator CEO and leadership

John Bear is a President/CEO at Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), Board Member at Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), and Board Member at Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc and is based in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky. He has worked as Vice President, Strategy & Development at NRG Energy; Senior Chief Financial Officer at Koch Industries; and President Mid-Atlantic & Mid-Continent Regions at NRG Energy. John works or has worked as BOARD MEMBER at Reliability First Corporation. He studied at SMU Dedman School of Law between 1982 and 1986, INSEAD between 2009 and 2009, and SMU between 1988 and 1989.

In his responsibilities for transmission planning, Mr. Moeller continues to gain respect as an industry expert on innovations in regional planning. He also oversees the integration of thousands of megawatts of renewable generation, primarily wind, into the Midwest.

Melissa Brown is a Senior Vice President and CFO at Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) and is based in Carmel, Indiana. She has worked as CFO at DRAX BIOMASS INC.; Executive Director of Business Development at NRG ENERGY, INC.; and Senior Vice President Strategy, Financial Planning and Analysis, and Corporate Treasurer at CALPINE CORP. Melissa attended Oklahoma State University between 1985 and 1988 and COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY between 1995 and 1996.

I am an innovative, results driven, business executive with extensive global experience in Capital Markets, Trading, and Information Technology. My deep business knowledge, strong communications skills, and technical background, allow me to bridge the gap and facilitate the delivery of strategic business objectives, technical implementation, and operations. I really enjoy working on challenging problems that include strategy, business development, product development, customer relationships, and information technology.

My leadership experiences include working with emerging technologies where I've been in the roles of technology visionary, evangelist, sponsor, and enterprise architect. My most recent work has been with ultra-low latency trading infrastructures and big data analytic and intelligence systems.

Business specialties: Business strategy, capital markets, trading, market structure, portfolio management, risk management, Equity and FX options, and algorithmic trading.

Technology specialties: Technology vision and strategy, product and process engineering, hardware and software architectures, trading systems, software development, large scale systems operations, deep expertise in ultra-low latency trading infrastructure and big data intelligence systems.

Management Specialties: IT governance, Enterprise Program Office and project portfolio management, audits and regulatory compliance, managing development and operations in highly regulated industries, organizational and team development, coaching and mentoring.

John Bear is a President/CEO at Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), Board Member at Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), and Board Member at Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc and is based in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky. He has worked as Vice President, Strategy & Development at NRG Energy; Senior Chief Financial Officer at Koch Industries; and President Mid-Atlantic & Mid-Continent Regions at NRG Energy. John works or has worked as BOARD MEMBER at Reliability First Corporation. He studied at SMU Dedman School of Law between 1982 and 1986, INSEAD between 2009 and 2009, and SMU between 1988 and 1989.