Rahul Kar

Vice President, Industry Solutions
AutoGrid

Rahul has over 15 years of experience developing and successfully delivering innovative energy solutions for industries, utilities and the government. He has worked in a variety of engineering, management and policy design roles; designing turbo-machinery for reduced process energy consumption, managing large technology strategy projects for the U.S. Department of Energy and developing machine learning and optimization products with practical business applications for various energy companies. His areas of expertise include business model innovation, data science and analytics, demand side modeling, determining climate impacts of energy systems, markets for electric energy and operating reserves, and system dynamic modeling. His background has also given him a deep understanding of public policy and renewable generation. Prior to joining AutoGrid, Rahul worked at Navigant Consulting in Boston and at Praxair's Cryogenic R&D Center in New York. Rahul graduated from MIT and Texas A&M University.