Vera Silva

Vera Silva is the Chief Strategy and Technology Officer of GE Vernova’s Electrification Systems, a multi-billion global business segment that includes Grid Solutions, Power Conversion and Storage Systems. In this role, she leads the innovation, technology and business strategy and commercial development. Prior to her role at GE Vernova, Vera Silva was R&D director and senior engineer at Electricité de France (EDF). Preceding EDF she was a research associate in Imperial College London and assistant professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal. Vera is a highly respected energy industry leader; she has published three books and over 40 scientific papers and was recognized as “Engineer of the Year” in 2016 by the IEEE Power and Energy Society. She is a member of the National Academy of Technologies of France (NATF) and of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Vera holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Imperial College London and an MSc and BSc in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from the University of Porto, Portugal.