Vicky A. Bailey

Director since January 1, 2019

Founder and President of Anderson Stratton International, LLC since 2005

Ms. Bailey, age 71, resides in Washington, D.C. and has over 30 years of national, international, executive, governmental and entrepreneurial expertise in energy and regulated industries. Ms. Bailey is the founder and President of Anderson Stratton International, LLC, a strategic consulting and governmental relations firm.

Ms. Bailey is a director of Equitrans Midstream Corporation, a NYSE-listed natural gas midstream company, and serves as chair of its corporate governance committee and is a member of its health, safety, security and environmental committee. Ms. Bailey is also a director of Occidental Petroleum Corporation, a NYSE-listed energy company conducting oil and gas exploration and production activities in the United States and internationally, serving on the governance and nominating committee and the sustainability and shareholder engagement committee. Ms. Bailey serves as a director of Battelle Memorial Institute, a non-profit applied science and technology organization. Ms. Bailey is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Conference Board.

Ms. Bailey previously served as a director of Cheniere Energy, Inc., an NYSE-listed energy company, engaged in liquified natural gas related businesses; and as a director of EQT Corporation, an NYSE-listed petroleum and natural gas exploration and pipeline company. Ms. Bailey also served as a director of Cleco Corporation, a NYSE-listed energy services company with regulated utility and wholesale energy businesses.

Ms. Bailey has substantial regulatory and senior management experience in the energy industry having previously served as President of PSI Energy, Inc., a regulated utility; a commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and a commissioner of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. She was also a trustee of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, an international regulatory authority whose mission is to assure the effective and efficient reduction of risks to the reliability and security of the grid. Ms. Bailey also has significant energy policy experience having been appointed as an Assistant Secretary for Domestic Policy and International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy. Ms. Bailey was appointed to the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future, reviewing nuclear policies and activities. Ms. Bailey was the first female to be elected board chair of the United States Energy Association. Ms. Bailey received a B.S. in Industrial Management from Purdue University and completed the Advanced Management Program at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Ms. Bailey’s extensive knowledge of the electric utility industry and nuclear energy operations, including her significant state and federal regulatory and public policy experience are highly valued by the Board and support the Company’s strategic efforts. She brings a diverse perspective to our Board based on her experience as a strategic consultant, a former energy and electric utility executive, a director of public company energy corporations, and having significant high level public policy experience relevant to our businesses. 

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