Awards & Recognition
★CEO of the Year - 2018 S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards
★Edison Electric Institute Distinguished Leadership Award
★American Football Coaches Foundation CEO Coach of the Year Award (2018)
★John D. Dingell Award from National Labor and Management Public Affairs Committee (2015)
★Georgia Trend 100 Most Influential Georgians (2016)
★PowerEngineering ranked #4 most influential industry leader (2013)
★Honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree from Georgia Tech
Notable Facts
→Former Chairman, President and CEO of Southern Company (2010-2023), one of America's largest utility companies serving 9 million customers
→Chair of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's Cybersecurity Advisory Committee
→US Senate-appointed member of Cyberspace Solarium Commission
→Co-chair of Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council for nearly a decade
→Former Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (2015-2018)
→Led completion of Plant Vogtle nuclear project - first new U.S. nuclear units in 30+ years
→Founded Alliance for Critical Infrastructure, serving as Chairman of Executive Committee
→Over 40 years at Southern Company, held 15+ positions across 8 business units
→Georgia Tech graduate with Bachelor's and Master's in Industrial Management
→Executive education at Harvard Business School, University of Virginia Darden, and International Institute for Management Development