10 Vistra IT leaders
SVP & CIO, Vice President Retail Technology and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) are among the roles held by these ten Vistra IT leaders. A reader can learn how IT leaders work at Vistra from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Junaid Elahi
LinkedInExperience: Director, Enterprise Network & Telecom · Vistra Corp.
Junaid Elahi has been Director, Enterprise Network & Telecom at Vistra Corp. since April 2026, based in Dallas. Junaid Elahi also held the Vistra roles of Senior Technology Manager (2024 to 2026), Technology Services Manager (2022 to 2024) and Principal Architect (2021 to 2022), and was Senior Consultant at HCL America Inc from 2010 to 2021.
Justin Readett
LinkedInExperience: Director, Nuclear Fleet Technology · Vistra Corp.
Justin Readett has been Director, Nuclear Fleet Technology at Vistra Corp. since January 2026, with the profile headline Director, Nuclear Fleet Technology (Operations). Justin Readett also held the McLane Company, Inc. roles of Director of Information Technology (2021 to 2026), Manager Network Engineering (2019 to 2021) and IT Regional Supervisor (2015 to 2019).
Kolt Sarver
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Platforms & Enterprise Solutions · Vistra Corp.
Kolt Sarver has been Vice President - Platforms & Enterprise Solutions at Vistra Corp. since September 2025, based in Dallas. Kolt Sarver also held the Vistra roles of Vice President - Retail Technology (2018 to 2025) and Vice President - Business Technology (Retail, Fossil & Nuclear Generation, Wholesale, & Corporate) (2016 to 2018), and was Vice President - IT Governance & Strategy at Energy Future Holdings.
Mandi Grose
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Nuclear Technology Services · Vistra Corp.
Mandi Grose has been Sr. Director, Nuclear Technology Services at Vistra Corp. since September 2026, based in Uniontown, Ohio, and the profile also lists Director, Technology Services from February 2025 and Senior Manager, Technology Services from March 2024 at Vistra. Mandi Grose also held the roles of Manager, Application Development at Energy Harbor (2020 to 2024) and IT Project Manager at FirstEnergy.
Michael Eddy
LinkedInExperience: Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) · Vistra Corp.
Michael Eddy has been Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Vistra Corp. since May 2024, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Michael Eddy also held the Vistra roles of Sr. Director, Cyber Operations, Risk and Architecture (2023 to 2024), Director, Cyber Operations, Risk and Architecture (2020 to 2023), Sr. Manager - Cyber Risk & Security Architecture and Sr. Managing Architect - Security.
Michael Segura
LinkedInExperience: Director, Technology Services, Enterprise Architecture · Vistra Corp.
Michael Segura has been Director, Technology Services, Enterprise Architecture at Vistra Corp. since August 2021, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Michael Segura also held the role of Principal Architect, Enterprise Architecture at Vistra (2016 to 2021) and the TXU Energy roles of Director, Architecture and Innovation (2015 to 2016) and Managing Architect III.
Mohammed Khalid
LinkedInExperience: BISO | Cybersecurity Sr. Director · Vistra Corp.
Mohammed Khalid has been BISO | Cybersecurity Sr. Director at Vistra Corp. since July 2026, based in Irving, Texas. Mohammed Khalid also held the Vistra roles of BISO | Cybersecurity Director (2025 to 2026), Enterprise Architect (2021 to 2025), Senior Cloud and Platform Architect (2019 to 2021) and Sr. Cloud Architect (2017 to 2019).
Robert Rudduck
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Retail Technology · Vistra Corp.
Robert Rudduck has been Sr. Director, Retail Technology at Vistra Corp. since January 2020, based in Dallas, with the profile headline Sr. Director, AI and Emerging Technologies at Vistra Corp. Robert Rudduck also held the role of Vice President, Architecture and DevOps at Ambit Energy (2010 to 2020), and was Software Developer at Tyler Technologies and Lead Developer at Symbio Solutions.
Terry Coots
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Retail Technology · Vistra Corp.
Terry Coots has been Vice President Retail Technology at Vistra Corp. since November 2025, based in Irving, Texas. Terry Coots also held the Vistra roles of Sr. Director Technology Finance Transformation (2023 to 2025), Sr. Director Fossil, Renewable & POC Technology (2022 to 2023), Director of POC Applications and Renewables (2021 to 2022) and Sr. Director - Technology - Generation (2018 to 2021).
Tom Farrah
LinkedInExperience: SVP & CIO · Vistra Corp.
Tom Farrah has been SVP & CIO at Vistra Corp. since July 2020, leading a team the profile puts at 500+ IT professionals. Tom Farrah also held the roles of SVP of Business Transformation at Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (2019 to 2020), Chief Information Officer at Dr Pepper Snapple Group (2011 to 2018), VP of IT, Supply Chain & Architecture/Information Management at Cadbury plc./Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Director IT Operations at General Motors.
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