Aaron Markham

Aaron Markham leads the Grid Reliability and Operations team responsible for ensuring the bulk power grid and wholesale energy markets reliably and efficiently respond to the needs of New Yorkers, every minute of every day. Mr. Markham has held positions of increasing responsibility since joining the NYISO in 1999. Most recently, he served as Director of Grid Operations, overseeing power system operations, dispatcher training, and regulatory compliance of reliability standards. Mr. Markham successfully led efforts to integrate wind and solar resources into NYISO dispatch programs; and increase real-time visibility into wind and solar output. He earned a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from SUNY Polytechnic Institute at Utica-Rome and a Master’s in Business Administration from the College of Saint Rose. He is active with the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) and chaired its Task Force of Coordination Operation 2019 - 2020.