Lawrence Jones

Dr. Lawrence E. Jones is an award-winning, author, thought leader, and practitioner with over 25 years of experience in the energy industry. He joined Edison Electric Institute (EEI) in September 2015 and is currently senior vice president for International Programs. Under his leadership, EEI’s International Programs membership has grown to more than 70 electric companies with operations in over 90 countries. He has launched several new strategic initiatives, including the Annual Global Electricity Forum, Africa Utility Power Sector Exchange, Global Executive Leader Network, Thomas Edison Nikola Tesla Impactful Leadership Dialogue, and the Thomas Edison International Utility Executive Fellowship Program. He founded and is host of Influential Minds—an EEI international conversation series with leading thinkers and practitioners from energy and adjacent industries, finance, and governments. Prior to joining EEI, Dr. Jones held leadership roles at Alstom USA, including North America vice president for utility, innovation, and infrastructure resilience, and North America vice president for policy, regulatory affairs, and industry relations. He is a member of Global Board of the World Resources Institute, and member of the advisory board of Sentient Hubs. He is also adjunct professor with the faculty of engineering at Monash Energy Institute at Monash University, and senior fellow at the Boston University Institute of Sustainable Energy. He has received several patents for systems that improve situational awareness in energy grid control centers. He received his MS, licentiate, and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.