Tim Barat is the Co-founder and CEO of Gridware, a company dedicated to building technology for utilities to balance system reliability with climate risk. His background pairs his work in the field as a lineman with a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from UC Berkeley, enabling Tim to bring a unique blend of practical and theoretical experience to utility customers. Tim’s achievements include being a co-developer of Gridscope, a patented grid monitoring device that was recognized as one of Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2022. He has also been honored as a Forbes 30 under 30 recipient in 2022 and a member of the Grist 50 Fixers in the same year.