Maral Kassabian is Senior Manager of the Partnerships team at the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) – Ontario’s electricity market and system operator. She currently manages multi-million dollar innovation funding programs which evaluate innovative technologies and business models that support electricity sector evolution in Ontario and inform regulatory and policy advancement. This includes pilot projects that demonstrate how distributed energy resources (DER), demand-side management solutions and electric vehicles can support the distribution network and the provincial electricity system.
Maral is known for developing and cultivating strategic partnerships across the electricity sector and beyond which support the IESO in preparing for the electricity system of tomorrow.
She is a licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario and holds an MSc. in Mechanical Engineering.
