power systems · whole-person leadership · the writing in between

Three lives that were never separate.

Twenty-plus years in power systems. Twenty-plus years as a partner, mother, and perpetual student. Years spent writing down what I learned holding it all at once. The integration was always the point, and this is where the whole of it lives now. Take what is useful.

Elizabeth Cook at home, laughing
the work

Gathered by what it is really about

Seven-plus years of writing and two decades of grid work, sorted by the ideas that connect them.

the power threads
the human threads
a living resume

Who I am, kept current

VP, Technical StrategyAssociation of Edison Illuminating Companies
Program DirectorCenter for Operational Excellence · nonprofit programs
Adjunct ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University
PhD, Electrical & Computer EngineeringUniversity of Pittsburgh
Host, Grid Mod Pod80+ episodes on grid modernization
AuthorTwo books on integrated living
Partner & mother of sixThe titles that outrank the others
Board MemberEnergy Systems Integration Group (ESIG)
Formerly, Director of Advanced Grid SystemsDuquesne Light, the utility that served the community I was raised in
Before that, System Planning LeaderPower delivery and system planning
And twelve years, Power Systems Engineering ConsultantAcross the grid

A resume that is not frozen in a PDF. As the work grows, this grows with it.

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On camera

Talks and conversations on the grid, leadership, and living whole.

Why the Electric Grid Works at All: Trust Made Physical
2024 YCEC Workshop: The Human Side of Energy Management
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