Pranav Agarwal

Pranav Agarwal has a strong background in controls engineering and technical leadership. Pranav is currently the Head of Optimization and Controls at Stem, Inc. since February 2022. Prior to that, they worked at GE Renewable Energy, where they held various roles, including Senior Engineering Manager and New Technology Integration Leader - Loads & Controls. At GE Global Research, they served as a Senior Controls Engineer and a Lead Controls Engineer, leading programs focused on developing control solutions for wind turbines to mitigate extreme and fatigue loads. Pranav also worked as a Research Collaborator at the IBM Research Lab, where they led a collaboration exploring high-density data storage. Pranav started their career as a Design Engineer at ST Microelectronics, specializing in digital signal processing. Throughout their career, Pranav has demonstrated expertise in developing innovative control algorithms, driving technical strategies, and achieving cost reductions.

Pranav Agarwal received a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in the years 1996-2000. Pranav then pursued a Masters in Control Systems at Iowa State University from 2004-2007. Lastly, Pranav completed their Ph.D. in Control Systems, specializing in Instrumentation for probe-based technologies at the University of Minnesota from 2007-2010. Prior to their higher education, Pranav attended Seth Anandram Jaipuria School, but no degree or field of study information is available for this period.