William Hanigan is manager of Smart Grid Programming at Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), the largest electric utility in the state of Illinois. Hanigan leads planning, development, and execution of ComEd STEM Programs, creating the vision for how to prepare engineers of tomorrow for present and future challenges. Hanigan formerly served as director of operations at HFS Chicago Scholars, was an employee of Chicago Public Schools and holds a master’s degree in Special Education and Teaching from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.