Ram Adapa is a seasoned technical executive with over three decades of experience in the electrical engineering field. Currently serving at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in Palo Alto, California since June 1989, Ram Adapa contributes significant expertise in power systems research. Previously, Ram held the position of staff engineer in the Systems Engineering department at Cooper Power Systems from April 1986 to June 1989. Ram Adapa earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, as well as an M.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and a B.Tech from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University.