10 heads of sustainability in electric utilities
Vice President, Environmental & Sustainability and Chief Sustainability Officer are among the current titles held by these ten heads of sustainability in electric utilities, at companies including Dominion Energy, Xcel Energy, Entergy and Ameren. A reader can learn how heads of sustainability build and run their teams at electric utilities.
Professionals to explore
Aaron Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Local Customer & Community Engagement; Chief Sustainability Officer · Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Aaron Johnson has been Senior Vice President, Local Customer & Community Engagement; Chief Sustainability Officer at Pacific Gas and Electric Company since October 2023, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. At Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Aaron Johnson was also Bay Area Region Vice President from 2021 to 2023 and Vice President, Community Wildfire Safety Program from 2018 to 2021.
Aurora Winslade, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Director Head of Sustainability Executive · Edison International
Aurora Winslade has been Director Head of Sustainability Executive at Edison International since June 2023, based in Los Gatos, California, with the role located in Rosemead, California. Aurora Winslade was Director, Office of Sustainability Land, Buildings, & Real Estate at Stanford University from 2021 to 2023 and has been Visiting Faculty, Professor of Practice MBA in Sustainability at Bard College since 2017.
Brandon Hofmeister
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Sustainability and External Affairs · Consumers Energy
Brandon Hofmeister has been Senior Vice President, Sustainability and External Affairs at Consumers Energy since April 2023, based in Jackson, Michigan. Brandon Hofmeister is also an Assistant Professor at Wayne State University and describes being a sustainability champion, board member and recovering lawyer and legal academic.
Cliff Fleener
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Sustainability and Environmental Affairs · Omaha Public Power District
Cliff Fleener has been Vice President, Sustainability and Environmental Affairs at Omaha Public Power District since April 2023, based in Omaha, Nebraska. Cliff Fleener was Corporate Director of Environmental Responsibility at Valmont Industries, Inc. from 2014 to 2023 and describes leading the development and implementation of enterprise-wide environmental and sustainability programs.
Erin Gill
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Sustainability & Government Relations · Knoxville Utilities Board
Erin Gill has been Vice President - Sustainability & Government Relations at Knoxville Utilities Board since September 2023, based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Erin Gill was Chief Policy Officer & Deputy to Mayor at the City of Knoxville from 2019 to 2023 and Director of Sustainability at the City of Knoxville from 2013 to 2019.
Gwen Mizell
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Sustainability and Electrification · Ameren
Gwen Mizell has been Vice President Sustainability and Electrification at Ameren since June 2019 and Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability, Diversity and Philanthropy Officer at Ameren since March 2023, based in Greater St. Louis. At Ameren, Gwen Mizell was also Chief Sustainability and Diversity Officer from 2022 to 2023 and Senior Director Corporate Social Responsibility from 2018 to 2019.
Jeff Lyng
LinkedInExperience: Chief Sustainability Officer; Vice President External Affairs & Policy · Xcel Energy
Jeff Lyng has been Chief Sustainability Officer; Vice President External Affairs & Policy at Xcel Energy since November 2024, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At Xcel Energy, Jeff Lyng was also Area Vice President, Energy & Sustainability Policy from 2022 to 2024 and Director, Energy & Environmental Policy from 2018 to 2022.
John Weiss
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Sustainability and Environmental Policy · Entergy
John Weiss has been Vice President, Sustainability and Environmental Policy at Entergy since February 2021, based in Washington, District of Columbia. John Weiss was Senior Director at Ceres, Inc. from 2013 to 2021 and Senior Associate at Industrial Economics, Incorporated (IEc) from 2005 to 2013.
Marc Richards
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Sustainability & Environmental Affairs · Eversource Energy
Marc Richards has been Vice President - Sustainability & Environmental Affairs at Eversource Energy since October 2023 and was Director - Sustainability & Environmental Affairs there from 2020 to 2023, based in Westborough, Massachusetts. Marc Richards was Senior Vice President at Tighe & Bond from 2005 to 2020.
Rachel Snead
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Environmental & Sustainability · Dominion Energy
Rachel Snead has been Vice President, Environmental & Sustainability at Dominion Energy since August 2025, based in Richmond, Virginia. At Dominion Energy, Rachel Snead was also General Manager, Environmental from 2024 to 2025, Director, Environmental Services from 2023 to 2024 and Director, NERC Enterprise Policy & Compliance from 2022 to 2023.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide which sustainability goals your utility commits to and reports on?
- 02What did you focus on first when you took on your current sustainability role?
- 03How have you organized the sustainability team you lead, and how does it work with operations and regulatory staff?
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