Former KGB spy holds a top job at New York electric grid operator
The Rensselaer County man in charge of developing software systems that run New York state’s high-voltage electric grid is a former Soviet spy, according to an upcoming “60 Minutes” special.
Jack Barsky now works as director of software development for the New York Independent System Operator, the North Greenbush organization that oversees the state’s electrical grid and wholesale electric markets.
“I can confirm that,” Barsky said about what he told “60 Minutes” about his earlier life as a Cold War spy.
