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Tom Deitrich

President & Chief Executive Officer at Itron

Liberty Lake, WA

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Why they matter

Runs the only public-company platform with credible scale across electricity, gas, AND water utility metering. Uniquely cross-theme.

Background

President and CEO of Itron (NASDAQ: ITRI), a leading global provider of utility solutions including AMI smart metering, distributed intelligence, and grid edge analytics. Joined Itron in 2015 as COO; promoted to CEO in 2019. Itron's portfolio spans electricity, gas, and water utilities. Making him cross-thematic.

Notable deals

  • 2025
    Launched IntelliFLEX grid-edge DERMS solution, integrating real-time DER coordination at the meter level.
  • 2025
    Cemented partnerships with NVIDIA and Microsoft for AI-powered grid intelligence.
  • 2026
    Collaboration with Schneider Electric to extend grid-edge DER integration with utilities.

Call-prep brief

Background

Itron's installed base spans electricity, gas, and water utilities globally. Under Deitrich, Itron has pivoted from AMR/AMI metering vendor to grid-edge intelligence platform. Embedding analytics in the meter and partnering with NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Schneider on edge compute.

What he cares about

  • Grid-edge intelligence (compute at the meter, not in the cloud).
  • Utility partnerships that lock in long-term subscription / service revenue.
  • Cross-utility AMI (electricity ↔ water ↔ gas) as the next frontier.

Recent moves

  • IntelliFLEX DERMS launch (2025).
  • NVIDIA + Microsoft AI partnerships (2025).

Sensitivities

  • Public-company CEO. Forward financial guidance is off limits.
  • Itron's water-utility business is smaller than electricity. Frame water questions carefully.

Questions to ask

  1. Where does cross-utility AMI (electricity + water + gas) actually create revenue lift today?
  2. How does grid-edge AI compute economics compete with cloud-side analytics?
  3. Which utility customer profile is fastest to deploy grid-edge intelligence at scale?

Outreach draft

Subject
Grid-edge AMI and AI partnerships
Mr. Deitrich, I lead infrastructure investing at [Firm]. Itron's cross-utility AMI footprint and recent AI partnerships are reshaping the grid-edge software market, and your perspective from the platform seat is uniquely valuable as we calibrate our thesis. Would 25 minutes work? Best regards, [Your name] [Your firm]

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