ReliabilityFirst Corporation
Michael Hattery began their work experience as a Columnist and Contributor for Indians Prospect Insider, where they took a statistical approach to covering the Cleveland Indians. Michael also served as a Managing Editor for Clarkson Integrator from 2012 to 2014. In 2015, they worked as a Legislative Aide for the New York State Assembly.
From 2016 to 2017, Hattery took on multiple roles, including a Law Clerk at ReliabilityFirst Corporation and a Judicial Extern at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. In 2017, they were also a September Resident at Fangraphs and a Writer for The Hardball Times.
In 2018, Hattery worked as a Contributor for The Athletic and a Corporate Counsel Resident/Intern for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Michael then transitioned to their role as an Associate Counsel at ReliabilityFirst Corporation in 2019. In 2022, they became a Counsel at the same company.
Michael Hattery attended Dryden High School for their secondary education, although no specific dates were provided. After completing high school, they enrolled at Clarkson University from 2011 to 2015. During their time at Clarkson, they pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and completed a minor in Law. Subsequently, from 2015 to 2018, they attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where they obtained their Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree with a focus on Transactional law.
ReliabilityFirst Corporation
ReliabilityFirst works to maintain the reliability, security and resilience of the electric grid across 13 states and the District of Columbia, which stretches from the Atlantic Seaboard to Lake Michigan. The electric grid is the backbone of our economy, is critical for our national security and necessary to support our public welfare. In fact, a reliable and secure electric grid is fundamental to our most basic daily routines and needs. Our mission is to ensure that this cornerstone to our national well-being is reliable and secure – not only for today but also for tomorrow. To achieve this mission, we bring together a diverse and broad spectrum of experts from across the nation with various professional, technical, and industry backgrounds. We identify and prioritize risks facing our electric grid; determine sustainable mitigation strategies to address these identified risks; and develop and deploy communication and outreach strategies to drive awareness and further ensure risk resolution. Our team includes electrical engineers, computer engineers and cyber security experts, statisticians and risk experts, attorneys and regulatory experts, professional auditors, systems engineers, organizational design experts, and professional trainers. ReliabilityFirst is one of only six companies across North America that are responsible for this vital work under Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-approved delegation agreements with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). Specifically, our company is responsible for the reliability and security of the electric grid in the Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes areas of the United States, which includes all or portions of Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia. We are proud to call Cleveland, Ohio our home.