Electric utilities
10 CIOs in Electric Utilities
These ten people have served as chief information officers of electric utilities, from electric cooperatives and public power utilities to a grid operations company. Readers can learn how technology leaders in this sector approach utility systems, grid modernization, IT/OT convergence and cyber security.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brent R.
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Chief Information Officer at Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc. since December 2022, after a career at the cooperative that the profile lists as various IT management roles (2016–2022), IT engineer roles (2010–2016) and IT specialist and analyst roles (2007–2010). Former Application Programmer at Sage (2006–2007).
Christopher Lazzaro
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Information Officer · Associated Electric Cooperative Inc.
SVP, Chief Information Officer at Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. since November 2022; the profile describes the company as a member-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperative that generates electricity. Other roles at the cooperative include Vice President of Software Engineering (2022–2023), Managing Director, Software Engineering (2018–2022) and Senior Manager, Energy Technology (2013–2017).
David Girvan
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · United Electric Cooperative
Chief Information Officer at United Electric Cooperative since November 2024. Earlier at the same cooperative, Chief Operating Officer (2017–2021) and IT Manager (2011–2017); between those stints, Vice President of Operations (2021–2022) and General Manager (2022–2024) at Conexon Connect.
David Revill
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Chief Information Officer · Georgia System Operations Corporation
Vice President, Chief Information Officer at Georgia System Operations Corporation since February 2024; the profile says the company manages and monitors electric generation and transmission. Former Vice President, Power Technology there (2017–2024), and before that Director, Security and Technology Operations & Chief Technology Officer (2016) and Manager, Cyber Security Operations (2010–2015) at Georgia Transmission.
James Efurd
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · West Florida Electric Cooperative
Former Chief Information Officer at West Florida Electric Cooperative (2024–2025), a C-level role per the profile, after serving there as Manager, Information Services and Security (2016–2024), Manager, Internet Services (2005–2016) and Developer (2001–2005).
Jeffrey Myers
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Matanuska Electric Association, Inc.
Chief Information Officer at Matanuska Electric Association, Inc. since November 2016, after serving there as Enterprise Infrastructure Manager (2013–2016); the profile lists the association as a utilities company. Former Data Systems Manager at the Municipality of Anchorage (2002–2013).
Johan Badenhorst
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · LUMA Energy
Chief Information Officer at LUMA Energy since April 2026, alongside a Director Operational Technology Systems role there since 2022, and formerly Manager OT Applications at LUMA Energy (2020–2022). Former Business Applications Support and Cyber Security Supervisor at ATCO Electric (2017–2020). The profile describes 25+ years in regulated utilities focused on IT/OT convergence, cyber security and NERC.
Mujib Lodhi
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Seattle City Light
Chief Information Officer at Seattle City Light since April 2025, where the profile describes leading utility digitization and grid modernization strategies. Former Chief Information Officer (2018–2023), Senior Vice President of Customer Experience (2020–2023) and Chief Operating Officer (2023–2024) at Long Island Power Authority.
Scott Sanner
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Alaska Village Electric Cooperative
Chief Information Officer at Alaska Village Electric Cooperative since July 2017. Former Operations Manager, Information Services at Chugach Electric Association (2014–2017) and Senior Systems & Network Engineer at Golden Valley Electric Association (1997–2012), so the profile spans IT roles at three electric cooperatives and associations.
Wayne Hannah
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative
Former Chief Information Officer at Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative for 27 years (1998–2025), a C-level role per the profile, which lists the cooperative as a utilities company, and the profile now lists a Retired entry there since 2025. Before that, Director of Information Services for the County of Augusta, Virginia (1992–1997).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's utility type and size to yours, since a small distribution cooperative, a generation and transmission organization and a large public utility run technology very differently. Check whether their CIO role is current and how long they have held it.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you divide responsibility between IT and operational technology teams, and what changed as the systems converged?
- 02How do you prioritize grid modernization, customer systems and cyber security investments within a regulated or member-owned budget?
- 03Which system replacements, such as billing, outage management or ERP, were hardest to execute, and what would you do differently?
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