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Nicholas Akins is the chief executive officer (CEO) and president of American Electric Power (AEP), a major investor-owner electric utility in the United States.

Strah began his career with The Illuminating Company in 1984. He later served as director of Business Services for FirstEnergy's Northern Region - Ohio, and director of Operations Support Services for the company's Western Region - Ohio. In 2001, he was named president of the Northern Region for Jersey Central Power & Light, and in 2005, he was named regional president of Ohio Edison. He was promoted to vice president, Distribution Support, for FirstEnergy Utilities in 2011. and he was named senior vice president and president of FirstEnergy Utilities in 2015. He was elected senior vice president and chief financial officer of FirstEnergy in March 2018, and was elected to his current position in May 2020.

Mike Rowe is a VP:Construction at American Transmission Co and President/CEO at American Transmission Co and is based in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. He has worked as VP/COO at American Transmission Co, Dir:Project Management at Commonwealth Edison Co, and Dir:Engineering & Asset Mgmt at Kansas City Power & Light Co. Michael studied at University of Chicago between 1985 and 1988, Sigma Gamma Tau National Honor Society in Aerospace Engineering, and University of Illinois between 1980 and 1982.

Paul Thompson is president and chief executive officer of LG&E and KU Energy, which serves nearly 1.3 million customers in Kentucky and Virginia. Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities provide electricity and natural gas service and operate about 8,000 megawatts of power generation. Thompson was named to his position in March 2018. Before taking on his current role, Thompson held a number of leadership roles within LG&E and KU. Most recently, as president and chief operating officer, he was responsible for all activities of the company. Thompson joined LG&E in 1991 as director of Business Development. Prior to coming to LG&E and KU, Thompson worked for 10 years in the oil and gas industry with Northwest Industries and Koch Industries. Thompson has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago. He also completed the Executive Program on Leading Corporate Transformation at the E.ON Academy Harvard University. Thompson is on the advisory board for the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research. In civic roles, Thompson is a board member and past chair of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. He is also a board member of TreesLouisville and Fund for the Arts, and was the 2017 Fund for the Arts campaign chair. Thompson is also a Leadership Louisville graduate and the chair of the Louisville Orchestra Endowment, LLC.