Ana Cigarán Romero, IEEE WIE Voting Committee 2021
Ana works as a Senior Policy Advisor at the System Management Section of the German Transmission System Operator 50Hertz and is the Convener of the Steering Group Operational Framework under the ENTSO-E System Operations Committee. Since 2011 she has been actively involved in the development and implementation of the ENTSO-E Network Codes as well as in the design of regional processes for a secure operation of the European electricity system.
Ana is a Senior Member of IEEE. She has hold several leadership positions within the organization with special focus on Women in Engineering (WIE). She is currently Past-Chair of IEEE WIE in Region 8 (EMEA) and Member of the IEEE MGA WIE Committee, of the IEEE European Public Policy Committee and of the IEEE Region 8 Awards & Recognitions Committee.
Ana received her degree in Electrical Engineering from the Comillas University-ICAI (Madrid, Spain) in 2010. In her diploma thesis, she analyzed the competitiveness indicators in the Iberian Electricity Market while doing at the same time an internship in the Energy Management Direction of Iberdrola.