• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Sergej Mahnovski

Edison International

Managing Director, Strategy, Technology and Innovation

Sergej Mahnovski leads Edison International’s corporate ventures and strategic planning teams, and is focused on identifying disruptive technologies and business models to achieve carbon neutrality in California through clean energy, electrification, and reimagining the grid. Sergej previously served as the Director of the Utility of the Future team at Consolidated Edison. Sergej also served as the Director of the Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability and head of energy policy for NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, where his team was responsible for citywide energy, sustainability, and resilience strategy and was awarded the Citizens Budget Commission Prize for Public Service Innovation. Sergej has served as Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He was previously Director for the Global Power Group at IHS CERA and Doctoral Fellow at RAND Corporation. Sergej holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and B.A. in History from Stanford University, an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in Policy Analysis from the RAND Graduate School.

Sessions With Sergej Mahnovski

Tuesday, 12 March

Wednesday, 13 March

  • 09:00am - 10:00am (CST) / -

    EV Charging: Business Models and Players of the Future
    Panel Transportation/Mobility

    The emergence of EVs and the different charging modes represent a behavioral shift for consumers. Providing the right specification of infrastructure, in the right location, brought to market at the right time, will be critical for market participants to thrive in the new EV ecosystem. Will the majority of EV drivers charge at home at night instead of during the day? How will charging be handled for vehicle fleets? What are the implications for power systems, policies and economics?