Leadership

Executive Committee

Roger Tipley
President and Chairman

Roger Tipley

Vice President of Industry and Government Alliances

Schneider Electric

Roger Tipley is the vice president for industry and government alliances in Schneider Electric’s IT Division with global responsibilities to drive improvements in industry standards and government regulations.

As a founding director of The Green Grid, he has spent many years as a board officer and content contributor to The Green Grid. Roger also participates in industry-influencing associations, such as the Information Technology Industry Council and DigitalEurope, and has contributed to the development of ENERGY STAR and EPEAT standards. In the past, he also served as president and chairman of the board for the non-profit PCI-SIG.

To date, the US Patent and Trademark Office has granted Roger 22 patents.
Lance Rütimann
Vice President

Lance Rütimann

Senior Manager

Siemens

Lance Rϋtimann is the vice president of The Green Grid and an active participant in its Board of Directors and EMEA Government Engagement Committee. He currently chairs the Program Committee, which manages the wide range of activity requests that drive content produced by The Green Grid members.

Lance participates in key European-oriented activities. Among them are the CENELEC technical committee responsible for the development of standards for data center facilities and infrastructure and the Coordination Group for Green Data Centers. In addition, he is involved in EU-funded projects, such as ICTFOOTPRINT.eu and EURECA.

Lance has nearly 30 years of experience at Siemens, having held numerous management positions in various countries, including Germany, Switzerland, and Canada.
Christopher Kelley
Secretary

Christopher Kelley

Managing Architect

Cisco

Christopher Kelley is a managing architect at Cisco Systems and is responsible for driving the technical ecology around Internet of Things (IoT) data acquisition, analysis, and intelligence systems. He focuses largely on broad-based IoT systems, supply chain, and data center verticals. Prior to this role, he was responsible for Cisco Services for the Cisco Unified Data Facility product family. Chris has designed power, cooling, and envelope architectures for several data centers around the world.

He currently serves on The Green Grid’s Board of Directors, and several technical or standards committees of The Green Grid, OASIS, and the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC).

Chris holds an MBA from Babson College and undergraduate degrees from Northeastern University.
Jason Dodier
Treasurer

Jason Dodier

Civilian Sales Manager

Schneider Electric

Jason Dodier is an international business professional and actively sought after public speaker delivering business development expertise to audiences around the world. After commencing his career with Schneider Electric's North American sales and marketing organization, he has since worked in a variety of functions within the company while living in the Middle East and Europe.

He is currently responsible for the federal civilian business within Schneider Electric and continues to remain an active corporate ambassador for sustainability, data centers, and innovation. He has been established as a bedrock of millennial leadership within the international IT and manufacturing communities. Jason is an American citizen who joined Schneider Electric in 2009 and has since worked in several global positions based in North America, Middle East, and Europe.

Jason holds a business degree from Bryant University and is in the process of completing an MBA from Georgetown University.

Board of Directors

Christopher Kelley

Christopher Kelley

Managing Architect

Cisco

Christopher Kelley is a managing architect at Cisco Systems and is responsible for driving the technical ecology around Internet of Things (IoT) data acquisition, analysis, and intelligence systems. He focuses largely on broad-based IoT systems, supply chain, and data center verticals. Prior to this role, he was responsible for Cisco Services for the Cisco Unified Data Facility product family. Chris has designed power, cooling, and envelope architectures for several data centers around the world.

He currently serves on The Green Grid’s Board of Directors, and several technical or standards committees of The Green Grid, OASIS, and the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC).

Chris holds an MBA from Babson College and undergraduate degrees from Northeastern University.
Aaron Binkley

Aaron Binkley

Director, Sustainability

Digital Realty

Aaron Binkley is the director, Sustainability, for Digital Realty. He is an expert on sustainability topics, including energy conservation, renewable energy, water conservation, sustainable construction, and corporate responsibility reporting.

Aaron is a member of the Board of Directors of The Green Grid and is a founding member of the Sustainability Committee of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). He has written and spoken widely about sustainability in real estate and is the author of The Real Estate Solar Investment Handbook: A Commercial Property Guide to Managing Risks and Maximizing Returns.

Aaron is a Registered Architect, LEED Accredited Professional, and has an undergraduate degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master’s degree from MIT.
Derek Collier

Derek Collier

OEM and Alliance Marketing Manager, Software and Services Group

Intel Corporation

Derek Collier is OEM and Alliance Marketing manager in the Software and Services Group at Intel Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for OEM engagement, Intel-internal cross-planning engagement, pathfinding, product communication, and market development.

During his Intel career, Derek has focused on driving planning, pathfinding, and technology enabling across multiple wireless, software, and hardware product groups.

Before joining Intel, he was systems analyst at IBM Global Services and software developer at Bank of Montreal.

Derek has an MBA from Kellogg Northwestern University in finance and marketing and a BA from DePaul University.
Roger Tipley

Roger Tipley

Vice President of Industry and Government Alliances

Schneider Electric

Roger Tipley is the vice president for industry and government alliances in Schneider Electric’s IT Division with global responsibilities to drive improvements in industry standards and government regulations.

As a founding director of The Green Grid, he has spent many years as a board officer and content contributor to The Green Grid. Roger also participates in industry-influencing associations, such as the Information Technology Industry Council and DigitalEurope, and has contributed to the development of ENERGY STAR and EPEAT standards. In the past, he also served as president and chairman of the board for the non-profit PCI-SIG.

To date, the US Patent and Trademark Office has granted Roger 22 patents.
Lance Rütimann

Lance Rütimann

Senior Manager

Siemens

Lance Rϋtimann is the vice president of The Green Grid and an active participant in its Board of Directors and EMEA Government Engagement Committee. He currently chairs the Program Committee, which manages the wide range of activity requests that drive content produced by The Green Grid members.

Lance participates in key European-oriented activities. Among them are the CENELEC technical committee responsible for the development of standards for data center facilities and infrastructure and the Coordination Group for Green Data Centers. In addition, he is involved in EU-funded projects, such as ICTFOOTPRINT.eu and EURECA.

Lance has nearly 30 years of experience at Siemens, having held numerous management positions in various countries, including Germany, Switzerland, and Canada.

Advisory Council

The Green Grid Advisory Council consists of end-user Contributor Members and is chartered to:

Serve as an advisory body to The Green Grid’s Board of Directors by providing input and guidance on the
general direction of the association’s strategies
Actively participate in The Green Grid’s Technical Committee activities
Help guide and shape the desired outcome of published materials, processes, and recommendations from The Green Grid as one unified voice of the end-user community
Drive greater awareness of The Green Grid within the broad community of data center end users

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Executive Committee

Roger Tipley

Lance Rütimann

Christopher Kelley

Jason Dodier

Board of Directors

Christopher Kelley

Aaron Binkley

Derek Collier

Roger Tipley

Lance Rütimann

Advisory Council