20-plus years energy and utility industry experience and the Co-Chair of the Institute for Electric Innovation, an Institute of the Edison Foundation focused on advancing the adoption of innovative and efficient technologies among electric utilities and their technology partners that will transform the power grid; a member of the EEI Board of Directors and Executive Committee; a member of the American Gas Association Board of Directors and Executive Committee; Western Energy Institute past chair and current executive committee member. Former chairman and commissioner of the Montana Public Service Commission from 1993-2004, and also served as president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)