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Kevin Akers was named president and chief executive officer in October 2019. Akers served as executive vice president from November 2018 to October 2019. Prior to this role, he served as Senior Vice President, Safety and Enterprise Services, from January 2017 through October 2018. Akers also served as president of the Kentucky/Mid-States Division from May 2007 through October 2016 and served as president of the Mississippi Division from 2002 to 2007. He led the Mississippi Valley Gas transition team for Atmos Energy while serving as vice president of Northern Region Operations for Atmos Energy's Louisiana Division. From 1997 to 2001, he served as vice president of Eastern Region Operations for Atmos Energy's Kentucky Division. From 1989 to 1991, he served as senior gas engineer for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. Akers is a graduate of the University of Alabama

Dennis was appointed to the position of CEO of AVANGRID in July 2020. With more than 25 years in the energy sector, Dennis joined AVANGRID from Sempra Energy where he was Executive Vice President and Group President and Chief Sustainability Officer. Throughout his career, Dennis has held a variety of leadership positions in gas and electric utilities as well as renewables, including Chairman and CEO of Southern California Gas Co., and Chief Financial Officer of SunPower Corp., San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Co. Dennis holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Stanford University and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University. Dennis is on the boards of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Auto Club Enterprises and recently served as Chairman of the Board for the California Latino Economic Institute. He previously served as Chairman of the California Business Roundtable and on the board of the United Way - Greater Los Angeles. Dennis has been named one of the “100 Most Influential Hispanics” by Hispanic Business magazine.

Pedro Pizarro is a President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director at EDISON INTERNATIONAL; Chair at Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI); and Board Member at SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO and is based in Pasadena, California. He has worked as Director:Strategic Planning at EDISON INTERNATIONAL, Board Member at Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and President and Director at SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO. Pedro works or has worked as TRUSTEE at California Institute of Technology- Caltech and BOARD MEMBER at Argonne National Laboratory. He studied at Harvard University between 1983 and 1987, California Institute of Technology- Caltech between 1988 and 1994, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) between 1987 and 1988.

Darren W. Woods (born 1964/65) is an American businessman, and the chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of ExxonMobil since January 1, 2017.

Mr. Widmar became CEO of First Solar in July 2016. He joined First Solar in April 2011 as chief financial officer and served as First Solar’s chief accounting officer from February 2012 through June 2015. Mr. Widmar has also served as a director on the board of the general partner of 8point3 Energy Partners LP (“8point3 Energy Partners”), then a publicly-traded yieldco and affiliate of First Solar. Prior to joining First Solar, Mr. Widmar served as chief financial officer of GrafTech International Ltd., a leading global manufacturer of advanced carbon and graphite materials, from May 2006 through March 2011, as well as president, Engineered Solutions from January 2011 through March 2011. Prior to joining GrafTech, Mr. Widmar served as corporate controller of NCR Inc. from 2005 to 2006, and was a business unit chief financial officer for NCR from November 2002 to his appointment as controller. He also served as a division controller at Dell, Inc. from August 2000 to November 2002 prior to joining NCR. Mr. Widmar also held various financial and managerial positions with Lucent Technologies Inc., Allied Signal, Inc., and Bristol Myers/Squibb, Inc. He began his career in 1987 as an accountant with Ernst & Young. Mr. Widmar holds a Bachelor of Science in business accounting and a Masters of Business Administration from Indiana University.

Patricia K. Vincent-Collawn is a Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at PNM Resources, Inc., an Independent Director at CTS Corp., a Chairman at New Mexico Partnership, a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Texas-New Mexico Power Co., a Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Public Service Co. of New Mexico and a Member at Economic Forum of Albuquerque. She is on the Board of Directors at CTS Corp., RMEL and The Edison Foundation. Vincent-Collawn was previously employed as a Chairman by Edison Electric Institute, a President & Chief Executive Officer by Public Service Company of Colorado, a President & Chief Executive Officer by Xcel Energy, Inc., a Vice President-Marketing by New Century Energies, Inc., a Vice President-Marketing & Sales by Arizona Public Service Co., a Chairman by Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, a Co-Chairman-Economic Development Council by Downtown Denver Partnership (Colorado), a Chairman by Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., a President & Chief Executive Officer by First Choice Power Special Purpose LP, a Chairman by Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, a Manager-Strategic Consulting Group by Pricewaterhouse & Co., a Director & Vice President by Southwestern Public Service Co., a Brand Manager by The Quaker Oats Co., a Chairman-Emeritus by United Way of Central New Mexico, Inc., and a Community Director by Wells Fargo Bank New Mexico, NA. She also served on the board at Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc., Kirtland Partnership Committee, Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd. and Optim Energy LLC.

Jeffrey W. Martin is the chairman and chief executive officer of Sempra Energy, an energy infrastructure company based in San Diego, California. Sempra Energy develops and owns natural gas and electric transmission and distribution infrastructure with a focus on markets in North America, including California, Texas, Mexico and the liquefied natural gas (LNG) export market. The company serves more than 35 million consumers – serving more U.S. customers than any other U.S. utility holding company.  

John Hester is a Trustee at College of Southern Nevada Foundation Inc. He has worked as Senior VP:Regulatory Affairs at Southwest Gas, Exec VP:Administrative Functions at Southwest Gas, and Director:State Reg Affrs at Southwest Gas. John works or has worked as TRUSTEE at Las Vegas Chamber Of Commerce, BOARD MEMBER at American Gas Association, and TRUSTEE at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada. He studied at Northern Illinois University.

Alan Armstrong began his career at Williams as an engineer more than 30 years ago. Today, as president and chief executive officer, Alan leads a dedicated team of nearly 5,000 employees that handle 30% of the natural gas in the United States used every day to heat our homes, cook our food and generate our electricity. Williams works closely with customers to provide the necessary infrastructure to serve growing markets and safely deliver natural gas products to reliably fuel the clean energy economy. Under his leadership, Williams’ natural gas-focused strategy has driven significant reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, lowered consumers’ utility bills and paved the way for investments in renewable energy. As one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in the U.S., Williams has led the midstream space in meeting the growing demand for American-made energy while outlining practical and immediate steps toward a clean energy future by setting a goal of 56% absolute reduction in company-wide GHG emissions by 2030.Alan is a well-known speaker and respected panelist at energy conferences and seminars, as well as philanthropic and corporate events. He serves on the board of directors of the American Petroleum Institute and is a member of the National Petroleum Council, where he most recently chaired the Council’s 2019 Energy Infrastructure Study. He is also a member of the Business Roundtable. Additionally, Alan serves on the boards of several education-focused organizations including as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Oklahoma Foundation, Junior Achievement, USA and 3DE. He is a member of the boards of The Williams Foundation and Gilcrease Museum, as well as a member of the Distinguished Graduates Society of the Gallogly College of Engineering, University of Oklahoma.Alan lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma and is a proud Sooner with a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Oklahoma.