Hillary K. Fishler is a mixed-methodologies researcher in coupled human systems, with a focus on socioeconomic aspects of US energy infrastructure and technology, cyber risk assessment and data security, and management for grid resilience and reliability. She brings subject matter expertise in social science and environmental policy, institutional analysis and design, wildland fire ecology, land use ecology and vegetation management, econometrics, and mixed-methods coupled-human systems analysis. Key career accomplishments include:
Serving as the Lead for Data Governance and Risk Management, positioning ORNL as a national leader in electricity data stewardship, risk assessment, and mitigation and national security strategies that now inform lab-and-complex-wide practices.
Serving as the Lead for Utility Partnerships and Resilience, translating complex resilience challenges into actionable strategies using narrative storytelling, geospatial tools, and systems modeling.
Supporting development of cross-regional technology and innovation hubs, including the development and execution of community and stakeholder engagement frameworks and benchmarks.
Spearheading data governance standards across research portfolios, establishing frameworks for: risk assessment, user role-based access controls, data curation and storage standards aligned with DOE and National Institute for Standards and Technology policies, and
Serving as a lead for technical assistance across State Energy Offices and the national Lead for Utility Engagement and Collaboration for Critical Infrastructure Resilience, translating complex resilience challenges into actionable strategies using narrative storytelling, geospatial tools, and systems modeling.
