The future of the electric power industry and New York’s clean energy economy lies in part in the capable hands of Daniella Piper, Regional Manager of the New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) Western Region and Chief Transformation Officer.

A Trinidadian immigrant who started at the Authority as an intern in 2007, Piper now leads the operation of NYPA’s Niagara Power Project, the largest hydroelectric facility in the northeast. She is among the executives making key decisions regarding clean energy solutions including solar, storage and energy efficiency initiatives for an organization that also owns a third of New York State’s transmission backbone. The current and future e....