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Michael Howard is Senior Vice President of Research and Development at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Howard has over 26 years of results-driven, multi-faceted leadership experience ranging from entrepreneurial start-up to large public companies with increasing responsibilities in operations, finance, sales and marketing, product development, and strategic planning. Most of his experience is providing technical consulting services and products to both U.S. and international electric utility companies. Prior to his most recent appointment, Howard served as President and Chief Executive Officer of EPRI Solutions, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of EPRI. EPRI Solutions was created by the merger of three companies one of which was the EPRI Power Electronics Application Center Corp. where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer. Previously, he was President of the Tennessee Center for Research and Development located in Knoxville, Tennessee and he was President of Beta Development Corporation, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on providing equity investment in technology-based companies. Howard began his career in 1980 with Westinghouse Electric Corporation as an applications engineer for the fossil and nuclear digital control systems group. Howard holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering, a Master of Science in business and engineering management, and a doctorate in engineering science from the University of Tennessee | 