Kate JacksonDirector Nominee
Dr. Kathryn “Kate” Jackson, one of our director nominees, is an accomplished executive and National Academy of Engineering member (2021), with expertise in energy system operations, technology investment, and corporate strategy across private and public sectors. From 2015 to 2021, she served as a consultant through KeySource, Inc., focusing on energy technology, business growth and energy services. Prior to that, Dr. Jackson served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (“CTO”) of RTI International Metals from June 2014 to July 2015 and as CTO and Senior Vice President of Research and Technology and previously Vice President of Strategy, Research & Technology at Westinghouse Electric Company. As CTO for Westinghouse and RTI International Metals, she commercialized technologies, led global investment platforms, and drove mergers and acquisitions. She has also held a variety of executive positions at Tennessee Valley Authority for 17 years, where she managed generations assets, grew a profitable $85 million engineering services business, and achieved significant cost reductions. Dr. Jackson has extensive board experience, currently serving on the boards of Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR), where she has served since 2014, Cameco Corporation (NYSE: CCJ), where she has served since 2016, and EQT (NYSE: EQT), where she has served since 2019. She previously chaired ISO New England and served on boards including Archaea Energy, Duquesne Light and Hydro One. Her leadership includes restructuring governance and leading strategic risk assessments for energy systems. With a career spanning energy policy, environmental sustainability and technology commercialization, Dr. Jackson has advised at White House and congressional levels, driven safety and sustainability initiatives and led strategic planning and risk management for major utilities and corporations. Dr. Jackson earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Grove City College, a Masters of Science in Industrial Engineering Management from the University of Pittsburgh and a PhD in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University.