Presenter Overview
Michaela Barnes
Director, Partner Programs
GridPoint
Michaela Barnes is Director of Partner Programs for GridPoint, where she is responsible for developing, managing and growing alliance relationships. GridPoint is the pioneer of an innovative Smart Grid platform to address today’s energy challenges while aligning the interests of electric utilities, consumers and the environment. Ms. Barnes has over 20 years’ experience in telecommunications and the Internet and has three patents in this area. Before joining GridPoint, Ms. Barnes spent nine years with AOL, most recently as Director of Technology Strategy. There her group was responsible for technical evaluations, open standards, competitive intelligence and partner implementation support. Prior to that, she was a Director in AOL's Interactive Marketing group, responsible for post-sales support on accounts worth $500 million. Previously, she was Vice President of Product Marketing at US One Communications and also held various marketing roles at MCI. Ms. Barnes holds an MBA American University and a B.S. from the Pennsylvania State University.