James M. Goodrich

James M. Goodrich founded Energy Management Associates (EMA) in 1975 and served as its Executive Vice President until the sale of the company in 1992. EMA provided operations and financial planning software and related consulting services to the electric and gas utility industries. In addition to working on consulting projects for over 100 utility clients, Dr. Goodrich appeared as an expert witness before numerous state utility regulatory commissions, as well as FERC.

Following his graduation from Stanford University, he served as an officer in the U.S. Navy, assigned to the Atomic Energy Commission on the staff of Admiral Hyman Rickover. While in the Navy he earned a MS degree from George Washington University and later returned to Stanford University, where he received MS and PhD degrees in engineering. Dr. Goodrich was first elected to the NERC board in 1999.