Ravi Seethapathy is an Advisor to the Utility/Industry, and on the Boards of Power Transmission & Distribution (IC) Division of Larsen & Toubro, India; Smart Grid Canada, India Smart Grid Forum and Biosirus Inc. Canada. His current international activities include Ambassador for Americas, Global Smart Grid Federation; CIGRE Convenor WGC6.28-Remote Grids; IEA PVPS Taskforce 14 - Large Scale Solar Integration; IEC TC 120 - Energy Storage; IEC SEG4-LVDC; and Chair, India Smart Grid Forum WG 5-RE & Micro-grids. He is an invited speaker internationally and has co-authored over 50 technical papers in the areas of Smart Grid. He mentor/Chair a small company Biosirus Inc. He retired in 2014 after 31-year career in Hydro One, a leading Utility in Canada where he managed leading portfolios in R&D, Innovation, Smart Grid Projects, Energy Storage, Renewable Energy Integration, Asset Management, Corporate Operations/Technical Audit, M&A (500M$), Field Operations, and Relaying and Control. His Past Corporate Directorships include Toronto Atmospheric Fund, Ryerson University, TV Ontario, Scarborough Hospital, Nevaro Capital Corp, Engineers Without Borders (Chair), Canadian Club of Toronto (President), Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (President). He has received numerous honors and citations including Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012), Fellow Canadian Academy of Engineering (2012), Hydro One President's Award (2008), Honor Roll of the Shastri Institute (2008), Honorary Fellow, Centennial College (2005), Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (1996) to name a few.
