Leading Executives in Electric Utilities
John W. Ketchum
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, NextEra Energy, Inc.
Chairing the nation’s largest utility by market cap, Ketchum has accelerated NextEra’s renewables-and-storage buildout and has been a prominent industry voice arguing renewables are essential to meet a looming demand ‘supercycle.’
Company bio | Media relations | LinkedIn (company)
Harry K. Sideris
President & Chief Executive Officer, Duke Energy
A 29-year company veteran, Sideris became CEO on April 1, 2025, and now leads one of America’s largest regulated utilities through a massive grid-modernization and generation-diversification program.
Company bio | Newsroom | Media hotline
Chris Womack
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company
Longtime Southern leader and former Georgia Power CEO, Womack serves as chairman, president and CEO, steering the parent of major Southeastern utilities through reliability and clean-energy investments.
Company bio | Media contacts | LinkedIn (company)
Robert M. Blue
Chair, President & Chief Executive Officer, Dominion Energy
Blue, chair since 2021, leads Dominion’s regulated utility portfolio across several states with a focus on grid modernization and large-scale clean energy projects.
Executive leadership | Press contacts | LinkedIn (company)
Calvin Butler Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer, Exelon
Butler leads the United States’ largest utility by customer count, overseeing six T&D companies serving 10.5 million electric and gas customers while advancing equitable clean-energy initiatives.
Company bio | Newsroom | LinkedIn (company)
Joseph (Joe) Dominguez
President & Chief Executive Officer, Constellation Energy
Dominguez leads America’s largest producer of carbon‑free energy and a top competitive retail supplier, with a fleet that provides roughly 10% of the nation’s clean energy.
Company bio | Board profile | LinkedIn (company)
William J. “Bill” Fehrman
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, American Electric Power (AEP)
Appointed CEO in August 2024, industry veteran Fehrman brings decades of leadership from Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PacifiCorp and MidAmerican to drive operational discipline and growth at AEP.
CEO bio | News release | LinkedIn (company)
Pedro J. Pizarro
President & Chief Executive Officer, Edison International
Pizarro, CEO since 2016, co‑chairs the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council and is a leading voice on California’s clean‑energy transition and grid security.
Company bio | Leadership | LinkedIn (company)
Patricia K. “Patti” Poppe
Chief Executive Officer, PG&E Corporation
Poppe has led California’s largest utility since 2021, focusing on safety, wildfire risk reduction and grid hardening while rebuilding trust with customers and regulators.
Company bio | Newsroom | LinkedIn (company)
Drew Marsh
Chair of the Board & Chief Executive Officer, Entergy
Marsh became CEO in 2022 and chair in 2023, prioritizing reliability, resilience and affordability across Entergy’s Gulf South utilities while investing in nuclear and renewables.
CEO bio | Leadership hub | LinkedIn (company)
Brian X. Tierney
Chair, President & Chief Executive Officer, FirstEnergy
Tierney, CEO since 2023 and board chair since January 1, 2025, is leading FirstEnergy’s transformation with a sharpened regulated-utility focus and strengthened governance.
Leadership team | Board page | LinkedIn (company)
Bob Frenzel
President & Chief Executive Officer, Xcel Energy
A former CFO and COO, Frenzel became CEO in 2021 and is executing a multi‑year investment plan to modernize the grid and support growing electrification across Xcel’s eight‑state footprint.
CEO announcement | Investor news | LinkedIn (company)
Vincent Sorgi
President & Chief Executive Officer, PPL Corporation
Sorgi leads PPL’s strategy as a focused, regulated utility operator; he chairs EPRI’s Executive Committee and serves on EEI’s board.
Company bio | Newsroom | LinkedIn (company)
Joseph R. Nolan, Jr.
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Eversource Energy
Nolan, chairman, president and CEO, has emphasized responsible operations and innovation—earning national ESG recognition and piloting a first‑in‑the‑nation networked geothermal neighborhood in Massachusetts.
Board page | Newsroom | LinkedIn (company)
Ralph A. LaRossa
Chair, President & Chief Executive Officer, Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG)
LaRossa, a career PSEG operator, became CEO in September 2022 and chair in January 2023, leading New Jersey’s largest utility through reliability upgrades and clean‑energy initiatives.
Company bio | Board profile | LinkedIn (company)
Jerry Norcia
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, DTE Energy
Norcia, CEO since 2019 and chair since 2022, is guiding DTE’s net‑zero strategy and major grid and generation investments across Michigan.
Executive committee | Newsroom | LinkedIn (company)
Timothy P. Cawley
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison)
Cawley oversees Con Edison’s New York and Orange & Rockland utilities and is driving the company’s Clean Energy Commitment and grid-readiness for electrification.
Leadership bio | Investor news | LinkedIn (company)
Andrés Gluski
President & Chief Executive Officer, The AES Corporation
Gluski has transformed AES into a leading clean‑energy and grid‑scale storage pioneer, with a record number of EEI Edison Awards and sustained ethics and management accolades.
Company bio | Newsroom | LinkedIn (company)
Larry Coben
Chair, President & Chief Executive Officer, NRG Energy
Coben—now chair, president and CEO—has repositioned NRG for surging data‑center demand, including a $12 billion deal to acquire 13 GW of gas‑fired generation and VPP assets.
Investor news | News release (CEO quoted) | LinkedIn (company)
Jason P. Wells
President & Chief Executive Officer, CenterPoint Energy
Wells became CEO on January 5, 2024 and is executing an industry‑leading growth plan across CenterPoint’s multi‑state electric and gas utilities, while expanding customer communications channels.
CEO bio | Leadership transition | X (company accounts)
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