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President and Chief Executive Officer
Profile
Dave Velazquez is the President and CEO of Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Velazquez is responsible for steering the company's delivery of reliable and excellent service to more than two million customers in the Mid-Atlantic. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Prior to being named President and CEO in 2016, Velazquez served as executive vice president and leader of the power delivery business for Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI). His previous roles since joining PHI in 2006 include president and CEO of Conectiv Energy, PHI's competitive merchant energy subsidiary, and vice president of strategic planning and chief risk officer for Pepco Holdings.
Civic Involvement
Velazquez serves on the boards of several educational and community organizations in the greater Washington, DC area where Pepco Holdings is based. He is a member of the board of directors and executive committee of the Greater Washington Board of Trade and serves on the boards of the D.C. Policy Center of the Federal City Council, United Way of the National Capital Area and the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies. Velazquez is also a member of the Edison Foundation Institute for Electric Innovation Management Committee and continues to serve on the Emeritus Advisory Board of the American Association of Blacks in Energy.
Education
Velazquez holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from Widener University.
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Profile
J. Tyler Anthony is the senior vice president and Chief Operating Officer for Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies. Anthony and his team are responsible for leading Pepco Holdings to first-quartile reliability standings, best-on-record call center satisfaction, improving safety metrics and adopting Exelon safety best practices.
Anthony has more than 30 years of utility operations experience, including electric distribution, transmission operations, nuclear generation, project management, customer service, and labor relations. Prior to joining Pepco Holdings, Anthony served as the senior vice president of Distribution Operations and vice president of Transmission and Substation for ComEd in northern Illinois. Anthony also served as vice president of Projects for Exelon Nuclear, executing large projects across Exelon's nuclear fleet.
Anthony currently serves on the boards of several civic and nonprofit organizations including the Washington, D.C. Police Foundation, the Strathmore Hall Foundation, Inc., and the Sourtheastern Electric Exchange, a nonprofit, non-political trade association of investor-owned electric utility companies.
Chief Information Officer
Jim Calabrese is the Chief Information Officer for Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation’s leading energy services companies.
In his role, Calabrese oversees all IT operations, services, and projects enabling Pepco Holdings. He also leads work and asset management functions for all Exelon utilities including BGE, ComEd, PECO, and Pepco Holdings. His responsibilities include IT services for enterprise asset management (EAM), mobile dispatch, support services platforms, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and NERC CIP compliance operations.
As a 28-year veteran of the energy industry, Calabrese has held a variety of IT leadership positions at Exelon and has been responsible for commercial applications and projects, strategic planning, merger and acquisitions, infrastructure operations, organizational transformation, process management, and large utility project delivery. He has worked in Exelon’s commercial, generation, utilities, and corporate functions.
Calabrese serves on the board for Year Up National Capital Region, a not-for-profit focused on providing one-year, intensive training and internships for low-income young adults ages 18-24. He formerly served on the board of the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore, a not-for-profit economic developmental organization focused on developing Baltimore's information technology industry.
Calabrese received a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Purdue University.
Region President, Pepco
Donna Cooper, Pepco region president, is responsible for leading relations with key stakeholders in Pepco's Washington, D.C., and Maryland service area, including with state and local officials, community leaders, and business, consumer, and nonprofit organizations. In that capacity, she plays a critical role in shaping policy and managing issues to deliver value to customers and key stakeholders. Pepco is a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, which serves 2 million customers as the parent company of Pepco; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and the rest of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Prior to being named region president in 2013, Cooper advanced through a series of positions with the company, including senior public affairs manager and region vice president, District of Columbia, where she was responsible for managing relationships with the city and local government agencies, business organizations and community leaders. Before joining Pepco, Cooper was the policy director to the Council of the District of Columbia. Her previous roles also include clerk/director of the Committee on Government Operations, Council of the District of Columbia, executive director of the National Organization of Black County Officials Inc., and assistant professor at South Carolina State University.
Cooper is actively involved with organizations that support customers in the Washington and Montgomery and Prince George's County Maryland region. She is a Mayoral Appointee on the District of Columbia Sustainable Energy Utility Advisory Board, co-chair of the Washington DC Economic Partnership, and a member of the District of Columbia Building Industry Association, Greater Prince George's Business Roundtable board, and the D.C. Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy board.
Cooper was awarded a bachelor's degree in political science from South Carolina State University, a master's degree in public affairs from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and a doctorate of philosophy in political science from Howard University.
Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer
Phil Barnett is the senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Barnett is responsible for the financial planning and analysis, operational finance, accounting, treasury, and risk management functions for Pepco Holdings. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Prior to joining Pepco Holdings in 2018, Barnett served as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of PECO in Philadelphia, Pa., another Exelon subsidiary. He also previously served as senior vice president, corporate financial planning of Exelon Corporation, and vice president, Finance of Exelon Generation.
Before joining Exelon, Barnett was with GE Capital. In 11 years at GE Capital, he rose to chief financial officer of three of GE Capital's business operations. Barnett also spent 5 years with the Itel Corporation of Chicago, where he helped provide financial analysis and reporting. He started his career at Arthur Andersen where he was an auditor for two years.
Barnett is a member of the Board of Directors of United Way of Delaware and Maryland Business Roundtable for Education.
Barnett holds a masters in Management from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School at Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting from Marquette University.
Senior Vice President, Customer Operations and Chief Customer Officer
Derrick Dickens is the senior vice president of Customer Operations and chief customer officer of Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. In this role, Dickens oversees programs and initiatives that will transform the future of energy service and drive a premier experience for Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva Power and Pepco customers. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Prior to joining Pepco Holdings in 2020, Dickens served in numerous positions across PECO and BGE, leading key initiatives, including the roll out of smart meters across PECO's service territory. He most recently lead BGE's Technical Services team, overseeing investment strategy, vegetation management, project management, and electric distribution engineering.
Dickens served on the boards of the B&O Railroad Museum and Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore.
Dickens holds a bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering from Spring Garden College and an MBA from LaSalle University.
Senior Vice President, Government and External Affairs
Melissa Lavinson is senior vice president, governmental and external affairs, Pepco Holdings. Lavinson is responsible for the design and implementation of Pepco Holdings' stakeholder relations and issues management programs, involving, state and local officials, community leaders, business, consumer, and nonprofit groups in each jurisdiction (New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Columbia). Based in Washington, D.C., Pepco Holdings employs more than 4,600 people, owns more than $21 billion in assets and generates approximately $4.8 billion in annual revenues. Pepco Holdings serves 2 million customers as the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and the rest of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Pepco Holdings is a recently acquired subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
Professional History
Lavinson is on the boards of Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, DC Public Library Foundation, American Red Cross of the National Capital Region, the District of Columbia Climate Change and Resilience Commission, Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation and She Should Run, which promotes women's representation in public office.
Lavinson received her bachelor's degree in economics from Hamilton College.
Senior Vice President, Legal and Regulatory Strategy & General Counsel
Wendy Stark is the senior vice president of Legal and Regulatory Strategy & General Counsel for Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Stark is responsible for leading Pepco Holdings' legal and regulatory affairs and managing overall rate and regulatory strategy and performance, including pursuit of utility of the future initiatives. As General Counsel, she is the primary legal advisor to Pepco Holding's senior management. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Before joining Pepco Holdings, Stark practiced law at FirstEnergy Service Company where she was an associate general counsel. In that role, she was responsible for the state regulatory section within the legal department which represented the ten regulated utilities and the competitive affiliate before state regulatory commissions in multiple jurisdictions. Prior to joining FirstEnergy, Stark was an associate at Baker & Hostetler LLP and at Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP, both in Cleveland, Ohio. At both firms, her practice focused on labor and employment law.
Stark serves on the boards of educational and community organizations. She is on the Board of Girl Scouts of the Nation's Capital and the Legal Advisory Board of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington. She also serves on the Board of the New Jersey Utility Association.
Education
Stark holds a bachelor's degree from Kalamazoo College and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School.
Vice President, Customer Operations
Morlon Bell-Izzard is the vice president of Customer Operations for Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Bell-Izzard is responsible for leading the customer care, billing, payment processing, credit and collections, demand side management, energy efficiency, interconnection, and customer field operations for Pepco Holdings. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Bell-Izzard was formerly the business lead for Exelon Utilities' customer information systems transformation project, including the upgrade of BGE's customer care & billing system and the implementation of a customer engagement platform for BGE, ComEd, and PECO. Prior to that, she spent 22 years with BGE in various leadership roles, including director of Customer Care, director of Business Transformation, manager of Customer Projects and Systems Support, director of Customer Relations Initiatives, and supervisor of Applications Development.
Bell-Izzard is a member of the board of directors of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Washington DC and Eastern Pennsylvania. She is also the former chairperson of Leadership Baltimore County's Board of Directors (class of 2015). She led the National Association of Black Accountants' (NABA) Student Affairs Committee – Baltimore Chapter and served as team manager for the Maryland Grizzlies AAU girls basketball team. She was a member of Baltimore City Community College's Accounting Advisory Board and Business Administration Advisory Board.
Bell-Izzard holds a bachelor of Commerce degree with a concentration in Accounting from the University of Virginia. She later went on to obtain an executive certification in Transformational Leadership from The Darden School of Business. She is also a certified public accountant.
Vice President, Transmission and Substation
As Vice President of Transmission and Substation, Fisher is responsible for the design, construction, operations, and maintenance of all substation and transmission assets for Pepco Holdings' three utilities. The departments she oversees employee approximately 700 employees, operating out of five locations in the company's service area. Based in Washington, D.C., Pepco Holdings employs more than 4,600 people, owns more than $21 billion in assets and generates approximately $4.8 billion in annual revenues. Pepco Holdings serves 2 million customers as the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and the rest of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Pepco Holdings is a recently acquired subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
Fisher began her utility career with Atlantic City Electric in 1990 as a design and field engineer in the Substation Engineering Department. She has held a variety of leadership positions at Pepco Holdings throughout her career, including Director of Project Management, Director of Substation and Transmission Engineering, Manager of Distribution Engineering, and others.
Fisher earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at Rutgers University and is a registered Professional Engineer.
Vice President, Large Customer Strategic Solutions & Customer Advocate
Felecia Greer is the vice president of Large Customer Strategic Solutions and Customer Advocate for Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Greer is responsible for customer education, outreach and customer engagement. She oversees the strategic direction and management of economic development efforts, low-income customer programs, energy education, claims and damage prevention. Greer also works with several community-based entities, nonprofit partners, and local agencies that focus on the needs of low-income customers and senior citizens.
Prior to her current role, Greer advanced through a series of leadership roles, including director of Large Customer Services, customer advocate and director, group manager for Regulatory Affairs, and manager of Regulatory Projects. Before joining Pepco Holdings, Greer served as executive secretary for the Maryland Public Service Commission, assistant general counsel, and assistant staff counsel. She also served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Robert M. Bell, Maryland Court of Appeals, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, and the Office of the Attorney General.
Greer serves on the Board of Directors for the Capital Area Food Bank, the University of Maryland Board of Visitors (College of Behavioral and Social Sciences), and the Board of Directors of Washington Performing Arts. She also serves on the Strategic Steering Committee of the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education and is a member of the Iota Gamma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Ivy Community Charities of Prince George's County, and Greater Mt. Nebo AME Church in Bowie, Md.
Greer holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law. She is a graduate of executive programs at the Columbia School of Business, University of California at Berkeley, and University of Idaho. Greer is also a graduate of Leadership Greater Washington, Leadership Prince George's and Leadership Montgomery.
Vice President, Regulatory Policy and Strategy
McGowan leads the development and implementation of federal, state and regional regulatory policy & strategy for Pepco Holdings. Based in Washington, D.C., Pepco Holdings employs more than 4,600 people, owns more than $21 billion in assets and generates approximately $5.0 billion in annual operating revenues. Pepco Holdings serves 1.9 million customers as the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and the rest of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
McGowan joined the company in 1998 as Vice President and Treasurer of Potomac Capital Investments. In 2002, he was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Potomac Capital Investments. During 2004, he transferred to the Power Delivery Group and eventually Pepco Holdings, Inc. where he managed various financial positions including Strategic Planning, Financial Planning, Treasury and Corporate Risk. McGowan was Vice President and Treasurer of PHI from 2009 through 2012 prior to being promoted to Vice President, Regulatory Affairs. At the completion of the merger between Exelon and Pepco Holdings in 2016, McGowan was named Vice President, Regulatory Policy & Strategy.
Before joining the company, McGowan worked for Duty Free International, an international retail company, where he was Director of Treasury, Tax and Financial Analysis, and prior to that McGowan worked for Ernst & Young.
McGowan serves on the Board Executive Committee of Junior Achievement in the Greater Washington, D.C. area and previously served on the Board of Annapolis Junior Rowing.
McGowan graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio, receiving a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in both Accounting and Business Data Systems. He also holds a Maters of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Vice President, PHI Communications
Marshall Murphy is the vice president of Communications for Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Murphy oversees the corporate communications strategy and program execution for internal and external communications, media relations, social and digital media, crisis communications and company advertising. Murphy is also responsible for the employee engagement and leadership development of his entire team of communications professionals. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Murphy has more than 30 years of communications, government affairs, and public advocacy experience. He joined Exelon in 2008 as the director of Nuclear Communications. In 2012, Murphy led the creation of Exelon Corporation's Public Advocacy function, before accepting the role of director of Generation Communications for the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, South, and West regions the following year. Prior to Exelon, he held communications and external affairs leadership roles at International Paper, Champion International, and Maine Yankee. He has also held several positions in Maine State Government.
Murphy has held leadership positions in nonprofits focusing on education, the arts and the environment primarily in Maine.
Murphy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Maine.
Vice President, Projects & Contract Management
As vice president of Projects and Contracts, Miguel Ortega is responsible for managing significant capital expenditure projects and programs typically over $500,000 and make up more than $800M of Pepco Holdings' growing capital portfolio. In addition, his group manages the large maintenance prgrams targeted to improving the material condition and system performance of Pepco Holdings' electric and gas systems.. Pepco Holdings is the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving upper Maryland and Delaware, including portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Ortega has been in the energy industry for more than 37 years. He previously served as vice president of Technical Services for Pepco Holdings, and has also held several leadership roles at ComEd, an Exelon utility in Illionois,including positions in Generation, Operations and External Affairs. His tenure included the successful implementation of new technology that external stakeholders could use to map and manage customer issues. He also lead efforts to significantly improve material condition and operational performance of the electric system, including leadership roles in testing, engineering, operations, construction, maintenance and generation.
Ortega serves on the board of directors for the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Corporate Advisory Board of the DC Metro Hispanic Contractors Association and on the board of directors of El Valor in Chicago. He is also the executive sponsor for Pepco Holdings' Organization of Latinos of Exelon (OLE) employee resource group.
Ortega holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Vice President, Technical Services
As vice president of Electric and Gas Operations, Bill Sullivan is responsible for the overall management of Pepco Holdings' electric system assets. Based in Washington, D.C., Pepco Holdings is the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Sullivan oversees the company's system performance, including distribution capacity planning, reliability and maintenance programs, smart grid and innovation, vegetation management and investment strategy for all regions, covering more than 8,800 square miles of territory. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Sullivan previously served as vice president of Gas and Electric Operations for Pepco Holdings. He has also held various leadership roles with PECO, Pennsylvania's largest electric and natural gas utility, and Exelon Utilities, including director of Utility Performance and Integration. Sullivan began his career in 1987 as a project engineer and advanced through numerous management positions in engineering, customer service, field services, meter services, accounts receivable, and electric operations.
Bill serves on the President's Council of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington and the board of PECO Energy Benefits Association. He's a 2003 graduate of Leadership Philadelphia.
Bill holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and a master's degree in Engineering Management from Drexel University.
Vice President, PHI Human Resources
David L. Vosvick II is the vice president of Human Resources for Pepco Holdings and Exelon Utilities. Pepco Holdings the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Vosvick is responsible for all of the company's human resources and occupational health services activities for the utilities operating in all service areas. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's leading energy services companies.
Prior to being named vice president of Human Resources in 2017, Vosvick served as vice president of Human Resources for BGE. He also previously served as vice president of Talent Management, Learning and Organizational Development for Constellation Energy. Vosvick joined Constellation Energy in 2005 as an executive in Corporate HR and Strategic Staffing. He has more than 27 years of HR experience and spent numerous years prior to joining Constellation in executive leadership positions. As a senior vice president for MBNA America Bank in Texas, Maryland, and Delaware, Vosvick successfully oversaw strategic human resource initiatives, both as a regional executive and at the corporate headquarters.
Vosvick serves on the boards of several educational and community organizations in Maryland. He is a board member for Maryland Corporate Council, Central Maryland Meals on Wheels, and is a member of the St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation Board. He formerly served on the board of the United Way of Central Maryland and remains active with the organization through annual United Way campaign.
Vosvick holds a bachelor's degree in Human Resources from University of Texas and graduated from the Leadership Baltimore County Program in 2012.
Vice President of Support Services
Samuel Williams is the vice president of Support Services for Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Williams oversees the company’s Safety, Environmental, Training, Real Estate, Fleet, and Security business areas. Among other initiatives, he is responsible for managing programs and policies that oversee public and company stakeholder safety, as well as human performance. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation’s leading energy services companies.
Williams has over 25 years of experience in the energy industry. He began his career in 1994 at Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) in the Gas organization before progressing through numerous leadership roles within the Electric Operations, Gas, Customer, and Support Services organizations. Prior to joining Pepco Holdings in February 2020, Williams served as director of Electric Operations at BGE.
Williams’ leadership extends beyond the business and well into the community. He is currently a member of the Community College of Baltimore Foundation board. Williams has served on the board for the Conflict Resolution of Baltimore County and is an active member of the nonprofit “Hundred for One Hundred,” which feeds homeless and less fortunate members of the community on a monthly basis.
Williams earned his Bachelor of Science in Applied Information Technology at the University of Baltimore and his Master of Business Administration at Loyola University of Maryland. He later went on to obtain an executive certification in Strategic Growth at the Columbia Business School at Columbia University.
Vice President, Government and External Affairs
Anne Lindner is the vice president of Government and External Affairs for Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and portions of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Lindner is responsible for directing and executing legislative strategy for the Pepco Holdings operating companies. Pepco Holdings is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation’s leading energy services companies. Lindner has 22 years of experience in the electric industry and over 25 years of experience as an attorney. Prior to joining Pepco Holdings in 2018, Lindner served as director of Government and Regulatory Affairs for Exelon in the Mid-Atlantic, representing Exelon at regulatory agencies and before the legislature. She has also served as vice president of Energy Policy for Constellation, and commission advisor to the Maryland Public Service Commission. Prior to that, Lindner worked as a lawyer for the Constellation business. Her experience also includes transactional and securities law.
Lindner serves as vice-chair on Maryland’s Climate Change Commission and is a commissioner on the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund Advisory Board.
She holds a Juris Doctor degree from Duke University School of Law and a bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame.
