Stu Bresler

About Stu Bresler

Frederick S. “Stu” Bresler is chief operating officer of PJM, responsible for Operations, Markets, Planning, Information Technology Services, and Security & Business Continuity.Prior to serving as COO, Stu oversaw all aspects of PJM’s market functions and corporate strategy. His responsibilities covered all markets operated by PJM, including those for capacity, Day-Ahead and Real-Time energy, ancillary services, Financial Transmission Rights, and Demand Response operations.Bresler has also been directly involved in the evolution of PJM’s market design, including the integration of demand response and renewable resources, and the development of analytics around the performance of those markets. An employee of PJM since 1994, Bresler also held other leadership and management positions within the Market Services Division, as well as engineering positions in the Operations Division.Bresler started his career at PJM in 1994 as a professional engineer supporting System Operations, and he was later responsible for implementing PJM’s Demand Response program and, ultimately, market design for the RTO. Bresler was key in the development of mechanisms by which PJM’s operations and markets are coordinated with those of surrounding Balancing Authorities and regional transmission organizations.Bresler earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and a Master of Management in business administration from The Pennsylvania State University. He has also been a licensed professional engineer in the state of Pennsylvania and certified by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).Bresler is chair of the board of APEx (the Association of Power Exchanges), an international organization of electricity and gas market operators, and president of GO15, the worldwide organization of very large power grid operators. He has been a long-time volunteer for Habitat for Humanity of Chester County and is currently serving on the organization’s board of directors for the second time. Bresler also previously served on the external advisory board for the Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering in the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer

   PJM Interconnection

   Jan 2026 — Present · Valley Forge, PA, US

   Responsible for Operations, Planning, Markets, Information Technology and Security.

Education

• Penn State University

  Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering

  1988 — 1992

• Penn State University

  Master's degree, Business Administration and Management, General

  1994 — 1997