Electric utilities
10 CFOs in Electric Utilities
These ten chief financial officers lead finance at electric utilities, including Entergy, CPS Energy, Oncor Electric Delivery and the Omaha Public Power District. A reader can learn from them how finance works in an electric utility business, from planning and treasury to regulatory accounting and funding decisions.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brad Underwood
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Omaha Public Power District
Chief Financial Officer at Omaha Public Power District since March 2025; OPPD provides electricity services in Omaha. His earlier OPPD roles include Vice President, Systems Transformation (System Planning and RTO Policy) (2022–2025), Director Financial Planning and Analysis (2018–2021) and Director Corporate Planning (2016–2018).
Cory Kuchinsky, MS, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer · CPS Energy
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at CPS Energy since May 2021; CPS Energy provides electric and natural gas utility services to San Antonio and surrounding communities, with about $3.4B in revenue and 3,600 employees. He oversees financial planning, analysis, treasury and budgeting, and his earlier CPS Energy roles include Vice President, Energy Pricing & Enterprise Risk Management (2019–2021) and Senior Director, Electric Grid Transformation (2016–2018).
David Frankenberg
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer at Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. since August 2026, after serving as Chief Financial Officer at Nashville Electric Service (2022–2026) and at Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (2020–2022). Earlier he was Director of Enterprise Forecasting and Financial Planning (2020) and Director of Enterprise Risk Management (2017–2020) at the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Don Clevenger
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Oncor Electric Delivery
Chief Financial Officer at Oncor Electric Delivery since March 2018, after serving there as Senior Vice President Strategic Planning (2013–2018), SVP External Affairs (2008–2012) and Vice President and Senior Legal Counsel (2007–2008). Before Oncor he was Senior Counsel at TXU Business Services (2004–2007).
Emily Koenig
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and CFO · Lincoln Electric System
Vice President and CFO at Lincoln Electric System since April 2021, after serving there as Director of Finance and Rates (2015–2021), Manager, Budgeting and Financial Planning (2014–2015), Manager, Financial Planning and Risk Management (2010–2015) and Interim General Accounting Manager (2010).
J. Caleb Adcock, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & CFO · UNS Energy Corporation / Tucson Electric Power
Senior Vice President & CFO at UNS Energy Corporation / Tucson Electric Power since January 2025. His earlier roles at the company include Vice President Finance (2023–2025), Senior Director, Corporate Planning (2021–2023), Director, Corporate Accounting (2018–2021) and Manager, Financial Reporting (2015–2018).
Jamie Martin
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Puget Sound Energy
Chief Financial Officer at Puget Sound Energy since May 2024; the company is described as providing power and electric service. She previously held vice president roles at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, including Vice President, Finance and Planning (2016–2019), Vice President, Supply Chain and Chief Procurement Officer (2019–2021) and Vice President, Undergrounding (2022–2024).
Kimberly Fontan
LinkedInExperience: EVP, Chief Financial Officer · Entergy
EVP, Chief Financial Officer at Entergy since November 2022; Entergy is described as an integrated U.S. energy company that provides electricity. Before that she was SVP, Chief Accounting Officer (2019–2022) and VP System Planning & Operations (2017–2019) at Entergy, and she held the roles Vice President, Regulatory Services (2015–2017) and Vice President, Louisiana Regulatory Affairs (2012–2015) there.
Kristin Guillory, CFA, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Cleco
Chief Financial Officer at Cleco since July 2021; Cleco Power is described as a regulated electric utility serving approximately 290,000 retail customers in Louisiana. At Cleco she was also President - Cleco Cajun LLC (2019–2021), Treasurer (2018–2019) and General Manager of Finance, Assistant Treasurer (2016–2018).
Lisa Budtke
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · El Paso Electric Company
Chief Financial Officer at El Paso Electric Company since October 2023, after serving as its Treasurer (2010–2023). She oversees Financial Accounting, Regulatory Accounting, Tax, Cash Management, Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Systems and Claims & Risk. Earlier she was VP - Financial Planning & Analysis at Verde Realty (2007–2009).
Choose the right perspective
Match the utility type and scale to your question, since finance at a large listed utility company differs from finance at a municipal utility, public power district or cooperative. Also look at each person's path to the CFO role, as some came up through treasury and accounting while others came from planning, regulatory or operations roles.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you plan and fund large grid and generation investments while keeping customer rates manageable?
- 02How does regulatory treatment shape your capital planning and financial reporting, and where do you see the most risk?
- 03How have changes in electricity demand affected your long-range financial plans and funding strategy?
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