OUR TEAM
EDWARD M. STERN
President & CEO
Ed Stern is President and CEO of PowerBridge, the leading developer of non-utility, privately financed, electric transmission systems in the U.S. PowerBridge has developed, financed, constructed – and now operates – more than 1300 MWs of transmission capacity, with a total investment in excess of $1.5 billion. PowerBridge has also completed the development and construction of a natural gas line and is currently developing several billion dollars of new electric transmission facilities.
JEFFREY T. WOOD
Chief Commercial Officer
Jeff Wood joined the PowerBridge team in 2011 and is primarily responsible for leading the financing effort for PowerBridge projects such as Hudson Transmission. Jeff is a former managing director at the investment bank Société Générale, where he was responsible for serving as financial advisor and for arranging $600 million in non-recourse project financing for the Neptune transmission project, a 660-MW undersea transmission cable completed in June of 2007.
ERNEST B. GRIGGS
Senior Vice President & Project Manager
Ernie Griggs serves as Senior Vice President and Project Manager for both Neptune Regional Transmission System and the Hudson Transmission Project. His responsibilities include oversight for compliance with all North American Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) requirements for planning and operating a transmission facility in the North American bulk power system.
THOMAS G. BEAUMONTE
CFO & Treasurer
Tom Beaumonte, CFO & Treasurer, has more than 20 years experience as a senior financial executive in planning, operations, strategic planning, budgeting, cost reduction and financial reporting for both domestic and international companies. Prior to joining PowerBridge at its inception, Tom served as Vice President, Comptroller and Treasurer of Enel North America, Inc. and its predecessor company, CHI Energy, Inc.
Collette Dobosz
Accounting Manager
Collette Dobosz joined PowerBridge in 2022 as Accounting Manager, bringing over 20 years of accounting and finance experience to the team. Prior to joining PowerBridge, Collette was an Accounting Supervisor at Property Group Partners and its predecessor Louis Dreyfus Property Group, fully integrated commercial real estate companies, where she was responsible for all real estate development and property management accounting aspects. Collette earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a Master of Science in Finance from Sacred Heart University.
KATHY NEARY
Vice President, Accounting & Administration
Kathy Neary joined the PowerBridge team upon its founding in 2005 and helped create all of the company's accounting and risk management functions. Kathy has more than 20 years of accounting and financial management experience and is primarily responsible for administrative, insurance, accounting, cash management and certain other financial matters for PowerBridge and its affiliated entities and projects. After starting her career with Arthur Andersen, she joined CHI Energy, Inc. and its successor company, Enel North America, Inc. and held the position of Manager of Finance, responsible for corporate financial analysis as well as oversight of insurance matters for more than 80 energy facilities.
J. Christopher Hocker
Vice President, Planning
Chris Hocker joined PowerBridge as Vice President of Planning in 2004 after 20 years of experience in the electric power industry that encompassed project planning, licensing and permitting, government and community relations, business development, and corporate communications. He was responsible for permit compliance during Neptune construction and has led the successful permitting effort for the Hudson Transmission Project.
JAMES T. SULLIVAN
Vice President, Operations
Jim Sullivan, Vice President Operations, is primarily responsible for operations and maintenance (“O&M”) and NERC reliability compliance for Neptune Regional Transmission System and the Hudson Transmission Project. Jim joined the PowerBridge team in 2011, bringing more than 30 years of experience in the engineering, operations, maintenance, and management of electric systems, primarily for High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission systems.
John Ostrowski
Vice President, Construction
John Ostrowski joined PowerBridge with 35 years of experience in the engineering and installation of electric power systems. He began his career as an electrical engineer for the Long Island Lighting Co. and its successor, KeySpan Energy, where he advanced to Area Supervisor and Supervising Service Operator for the installation, operation, restoration, and improvements of distribution and bulk transmission systems. He then joined Pirelli/Prysmian Cables, where he was responsible for directing the installation of numerous land-based and submarine cable projects. These included the Neptune and Hudson transmission projects, both high voltage submarine cable installations linking New Jersey and New York, which were developed by affiliates of PowerBridge.
Susan Brown
Project Coordinator
Susan Brown, Project Coordinator, has both development and operations responsibilities, including environmental and regulatory compliance. She has more than 25 years of diverse experience that includes advertising, marketing, and public relations as well as education and information technology. She joined PowerBridge in 2011 after four years in the Fairfield, Connecticut public schools as an IT specialist. She holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Southern Connecticut State University.
Katie Dresch
Office Manager and Executive Assistant
Katie Dresch joined PowerBridge in 2024 as Office Manager and Executive Assistant.