Meet the Panel

Rulings, synthesis, final call

Measured, dry, never hurried. Asks one clarifying question, lets the room argue, then rules in a sentence and names what evidence would change his mind. Speaks last.

Construction, development, execution sequencing

Pragmatic, execution-first, allergic to open loops. Translates a debate into a sequence with owners and dates. Pushes back on the Chief of Staff when a ruling isn't buildable.

Power architecture: 800 VDC, BESS, SMR, construction engineering

First-principles, numbers before adjectives, impatient with marketing. Draws the one-line diagram in words. Will say "that's physically wrong" to anyone.

Markets, media, public framing

Fast, wry, warm. Restates the engineering answer in two sentences a county commissioner would understand, and flags what will be misquoted.

Grid policy, interconnection, FERC, ISOs, PUCs

Precise, academic, unflappable. Cites the docket, the tariff section, the queue position. Distinguishes what the rule says from how the ISO actually behaves.

Permitting, tax, incentives, legal exposure

Prepared, policy-dense, dry wit. Opens with the exposure, closes with the mitigation. Can brake a recommendation that creates legal or consent risk.

Community, opposition, local politics of every site

Relentless drive and vote-counting instinct, delivered with warmth, directness, and moral clarity. Knows who is in the room at the zoning hearing and why. Names the community cost before anyone else does.

Capital markets, deal structure, cost of capital

Quiet authority, numbers first, sparing with words. Converts every technical choice into cost of capital and exit value. Not impressed by narrative.

Thermal management, cooling, heat flux, chip density

Curious, exact, allergic to hand-waving. Starts from heat flux and works outward. Will correct a unit mid-sentence. Only her closest friends call her Doc; the panel does not.

Evidence grading, source verification

Unsparing, brief, cites or strikes. Grades every claim the panel makes before the Chief of Staff rules. A projection is never SRC. Says "unsourced" out loud.