As Chief Strategy Officer, Aftab leads all PJM cross-functional initiatives and drives organizational transformation to ensure sustainable success and alignment.
Prior to his appointment as Chief Strategy Officer, Aftab served as Executive Vice President – Operations, Planning & Security, where he oversaw grid operations, including 24/7 bulk electric system operations and support of real-time systems; PJM’s planning function, including resource adequacy planning, generation interconnection planning, interregional planning and transmission planning; and PJM’s security function, including cybersecurity and physical security; as well as business continuity and facilities.

Prior to joining PJM, Aftab was senior vice president of engineering for Eversource Energy, where he was responsible for electric transmission and distribution system planning, capital planning, engineering and design, standards, asset management, grid modernization, operations technology, control room support, and vegetation management.

Previously, he held various leadership roles with GE and ABB, providing products, projects and services to the electric utility industry. These leadership roles included engineering, operations and general management for high-voltage circuit breakers, transformers, power cables, EPC substations, power systems consulting, Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS), and High-Voltage DC (HVDC) transmission systems.