AIABG April 2019 Meeting at Maanas

Raja Sundararajan is president and chief operating officer for AEP Ohio, responsible for all aspects of electric service for AEP Ohio’s 1.5 million customers and leading 1,500 employees plus contract employees. 

Prior to this, he was vice president, Regulatory Services, from 2016 to 2018. In this position, he was responsible for AEP’s regulatory activities before 11 state regulatory commissions and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

From 2012 to 2016, Sundararajan was vice president - Transmission Asset Strategy and Policy for AEP, responsible for the oversight of all Regional Transmission Organization (RTO), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), state regulatory and strategic matters related to AEP Transmission.

Sundararajan also served as managing director - Transmission Business Strategy, responsible for executing business plans for AEP Transcos and Joint Venture Development. He also worked to develop, communicate and implement strategies and RTO policies for internal Transmission assets and joint venture projects.

Sundararajan joined AEP in Commercial Operations in 2002 and held management positions in Treasury and Corporate Finance, primarily responsible for oversight of debt and financing issues related to AEP and its operating companies. He also has served as the managing director of Market Risk, overseeing financial risk and providing independent oversight to AEP Commercial Operations and AEP Energy Partners trading and marketing positions.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India; a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland, and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan. He also completed the executive MBA program at the University of Virginia.