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Charlie Ary

Charlie Ary

Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs

As Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs, Charlie is responsible for leading Grid United’s regulatory strategy and directing the company’s engagement with regional transmission operators and state utility commissions in support of its portfolio of transmission projects.

Prior to joining Grid United, Charlie worked at Wayfair, serving in various roles across talent, finance and customer service as the company scaled rapidly post-IPO. Charlie also developed a deep appreciation for the rigors of linear infrastructure development at Clean Line Energy Partners, where he was responsible for managing stakeholder relationships, ROW acquisition, permitting and project management for several multi-hundred-mile transmission projects.

Charlie holds a bachelor’s degree in ecology and evolutionary biology from Rice University and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.