Zach Caruso is a Lead Analyst, Programs and Projects focusing on DER Management and Grid Modernization on the Clean Energy Policy team at AVANGRID Inc., a leading, sustainable energy company. Zach has been with AVANGRID since 2017 and is responsible for helping to guide the company’s Grid Modernization efforts and strategy across its service territories in New York, Connecticut, and Maine. He is the Project Manager on the Flexible Interconnection Capacity Solution REV Demonstration Project and has also managed demonstration and pilot projects addressing battery storage, voltage optimization and DER monitoring and control. Zach earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.