Clark W. Gellings
Fellow, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Clark W. Gellings, holds the position of Fellow at the Electric
Power Research Institute (EPRI) and plays key roles in
developing technology strategy and in R&D planning. Gellings
joined EPRI in 1982 progressing through a series of technical
management and executive positions including seven vice
president positions. He was also chief executive officer of
several EPRI subsidiaries. Prior to joining EPRI, he spent 14
years with Public Service Electric & Gas Company.
Gellings received distinguished awards from several
organizations, including The Illuminating Engineering Society,
the Association of Energy Services Professionals, the South
African Institute of Electrical Engineers, and CIGRÉ (International Council on Large
Electric Systems). He is the 2010 recipient of EnergyBiz Magazine’s KITE (Knowledge,
Innovation, Technology, Excellence) Lifetime Achievement Award. In April 2013, he
received a Lifetime Achievement Award from EPRI. He is currently a member of
the Board of the University of Minnesota’s Technology Leadership Institute, a member of
several National Academy of Sciences committees, serves on The Electricity Advisory
Committee for the U.S. Secretary of Energy.
Gellings had recently served as a commissioner on the New York Governor’s
Infrastructure Commission following Superstorm Sandy. Gellings has a Bachelor of
Science in electrical engineering from Newark College of Engineering in New Jersey, a
Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from New Jersey Institute of
Technology, and a Master of Management Science from the Wesley J. Howe School of
Technology Management at Stevens Institute of Technology.