Yachi Lin

Yachi Lin serves as the Director of Transmission Planning at the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) since May 2011, overseeing a range of roles including Senior Manager and Lead of Grid Operations. Responsibilities encompass managing transmission planning processes, ensuring system reliability and compliance with regulatory standards, and supporting infrastructure development in New York State. Yachi Lin has significant experience in long-term system reliability assessments and has successfully collaborated with various market participants. Prior experience includes key roles at Siemens, focusing on business development and project management for system impact analysis. Yachi Lin holds a Master of Engineering in Electric Power Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.