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10 PG&E IT leaders
These ten people hold or have held director-level or higher information technology roles at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, from SVP and CIO to senior directors and directors of IT, computing services and enterprise technology. A reader can learn how IT leaders lead technology organizations in utility businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alain Erdozaincy
LinkedInExperience: Director, IT Digital Catalyst Team · Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Director, IT Digital Catalyst Team at Pacific Gas and Electric Company since February 2016, a Director-level role in Engineering and Technical according to the profile. Former Director, IT Electric Business Technology (2012–2016), Director, IT Program Delivery (2010–2011) and Director, Customer Care and Billing (2006–2008) at Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
Dana Longmire
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Enterprise Strategy & Architecture and Chief Enterprise Architect · Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Senior Director Enterprise Strategy & Architecture and Chief Enterprise Architect at Pacific Gas and Electric Company since October 2022. Former Director, IT Business Technology at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (2012–2022), former Director at Opportune (2009–2012) and former Sr Manager at Deloitte (2007–2009).
Darren McKean, PMP
LinkedInExperience: Director of IT · Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Director of IT at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, listed from July 2020 with no end date, though the profile headline describes Darren McKean as retired from the role. Former IT Manager (2010–2020), Senior IT Project Manager (1996–2010) and IT Technician - Operations (1986–1996) at Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
John Janney
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Infrastructure and Cloud Services · Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Vice President, Infrastructure and Cloud Services at Pacific Gas and Electric Company since August 2025, a President/Vice President-level role in Engineering and Technical according to the profile. Former Managing Director - IT Digital Grid Services (IT OT) (2025) and Director - IT Grid Technologies and T&D Portfolio Management (2023–2025) at Southern California Edison (SCE).
Karen Austin
LinkedInExperience: SVP, CIO · Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Former SVP, CIO at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (2011–2018); the profile describes Karen Austin as a sixteen year CIO of PG&E, Sears Holdings and Kmart Corporation. Former Board Member at Verifone (2014–2018) and Triton International Limited (2018–2020), and former SVP, President of Consumer Electronics at Sears (2009–2011).
Mike Enslow
LinkedInExperience: Director, Computing Services · Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Director, Computing Services at Pacific Gas and Electric Company since August 2014, a Director-level role in Engineering and Technical according to the profile. Mike Enslow also lists Sr. Manager, Computing Operations at Pacific Gas and Electric Company from July 2009 with no end date, and was Manager, Unix and Web Infrastructure Services there (1991–2009).
Olagunju Oyeleye, PhD
LinkedInExperience: IT Senior Director, Customer Systems & Solutions · Pacific Gas and Electric Company
IT Senior Director, Customer Systems & Solutions at Pacific Gas and Electric Company since January 2025; the profile says the role leads IT strategies and roadmaps aligned to business strategy and supports IT applications delivery and operations in PG&E's Customer Billing Modernization. Former IT Director of Grid Technology at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (2021–2025) and IT Director, Infrastructure and Operations at DTE Energy (2019–2020).
Robert Dieterich
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Information Technology · Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Former Director Of Information Technology at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a title the source lists for 2008–2014, 2014–2018 and 2018–2020; the profile says that in the 2018–2020 role Robert Dieterich directed several IT DevOps product teams. Former Senior Information Technology Manager at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (2005–2008).
Sam Kingsbury II
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Enterprise Technology · Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Senior Director Enterprise Technology at Pacific Gas and Electric Company since February 2025; the profile says Sam Kingsbury II leads PG&E's Strategy and Network organization, responsible for strategy, reliability, security and lifecycle management. Former Manager Infrastructure and Operations at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (2018–2023).
Tahir Paroo
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, IT Grid Systems & SmartMeter Operations · Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Senior Director, IT Grid Systems & SmartMeter Operations at Pacific Gas and Electric Company since March 2023. Former Director, IT Products (Wildfire) (2018–2023), Director, Office of the CIO (2014–2018) and Director, Business Technology (2011–2014) at Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
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Match the person's area to your question, since a leader of grid systems or customer billing technology sees different trade-offs than a leader of infrastructure, cloud or enterprise architecture. Check each person's dates so you know whether their PG&E experience is current or from an earlier period.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a utility split IT ownership between grid systems, customer systems and shared infrastructure?
- 02What does it take to modernize a customer billing platform without disrupting service to customers?
- 03How should a utility's IT organization plan cloud migration alongside its existing data centers and networks?
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