Awards & Recognition
★2018 S&P Global Platts Global CEO of the Year
★2023 Thomas A. Edison Legacy Award from Edison Electric Institute
★Edison Electric Institute Distinguished Leadership Award
★2015 John D. Dingell Award from National Labor and Management Public Affairs Committee
★2016 100 Most Influential Georgians by Georgia Trend magazine
★2018 American Football Coaches Foundation CEO Coach of the Year Award
★2015 Dean's Appreciation Award from Georgia Tech College of Engineering
Notable Facts
→Former Chairman, President and CEO of Southern Company (2010-2023), America's second largest utility
→Led completion of first new nuclear reactors built in US in over 30 years at Plant Vogtle
→Served as co-chair of Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council for national grid security
→Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta board member and former chairman (2012-2018)
→Member of Cyberspace Solarium Commission and cybersecurity expert
→43-year career at Southern Company in 15 different positions across 8 business units
→Highest-paid utility CEO in America in 2019 at $27.9 million compensation
→Georgia Tech graduate with bachelor's and master's degrees in industrial management