# Hudson Gilmer

> Hudson Gilmer is LineVision’s co-founder and chair of the board, having served as CEO from its 2018 founding until June 2025. A former telecom and energy-analytics executive, he helped build a business that gives utilities information to increase the usable capacity of existing transmission lines. He holds an MIT Sloan MBA and lives in Winchester, Massachusetts.

- **Role:** Co-founder, Chair of the Board at LineVision
- **Organizations:** LineVision, Genscape, EnvaPower, EnerNOC, AT&T, Avici Systems
- **Education:** MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management, Honors degree in Economics and Computer Science, University of Toronto
- **Known for:** Co-founded LineVision and led it as CEO for seven years., Helped bring dynamic line rating technology from utility pilots into operational integration., Led LineVision during its $33 million Series C financing in 2022.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked in telecommunications, including AT&T, before transitioning to energy.
- **Before 2018** — Led commercial teams at EnerNOC and EnvaPower and served as Genscape vice president of commercial markets.
- **2016** — Presented Genscape’s commercial monitoring work alongside Nathan Pinney at a CURENT seminar.
- **2018** — Co-founded LineVision, which spun out of Genscape in June.
- **2019** — LineVision closed its $2 million Series A, led by Clean Energy Ventures.
- **2022** — National Grid awarded a contract to operationalize LineVision technology; LineVision announced a $33 million Series C.
- **2024** — LineVision announced operational integration of its ratings on four National Grid lines in western New York.
- **2025** — Transitioned from LineVision CEO to board chair on June 10; Vishal Kapadia became CEO.

## Achievements

- Co-founded LineVision and led it as CEO for seven years.
- Helped bring dynamic line rating technology from utility pilots into operational integration.
- Led LineVision during its $33 million Series C financing in 2022.
- A 2016 CURENT biography credited him with helping Genscape expand transmission monitoring to more than 5,000 lines worldwide.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — LineVision, where Gilmer serves as chair, announced Series D financing totaling up to $37.5 million, led by Centaurus Capital and New System Ventures.
- **2026-06** — A published interview with Jonathan Bell covered his upbringing, early ventures, telecom career and LineVision’s origins.
- **2025-06** — Moved from CEO to chair of LineVision’s board as Vishal Kapadia became CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://www.linevisioninc.com/team-members/hudson-gilmer
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hudson-gilmer-87a5b2

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Last updated: 2026-10-16