At PECO, leadership means integrity, forward thinking, openness to ideas and principled decision-making. PECO has been serving the Greater Philadelphia region for more than 140 years. That kind of longevity doesn't happen by chance. It happens because of the men and women whose talents and skills guide our strategic direction and inspire others to follow their lead.
Our values are part of our daily operations and our commitment to the region. PECO defines itself through how we operate and what we believe. Our values reflect the principles we stand for and guide our actions and our interactions.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Innocenzo is an active business and community leader who is passionate about removing barriers and expanding access to opportunities for all community members. He is responsible for leadership of PECO's overall performance associated with operations, safety, service reliability, customer satisfaction, and financial management.
Innocenzo holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Widener University and an MBA from Villanova University.
Throughout his 34-year tenure with the company, Innocenzo has served in a wide range of operational leadership roles of increasing responsibility prior to assuming the CEO role, including Chief Operating Officer. Innocenzo’s industry experience includes electric and gas distribution operations, energy management, smart grid, process improvement, and project management.
Innocenzo has served as Board Chair of The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia since 2022. In 2021, he was honored as a Most Admired CEO by Philadelphia Business Journal. Innocenzo serves on the boards of the Philadelphia Free Library, the Philadelphia Police Athletic League (PAL), the Franklin Institute, the American Gas Association, and the Electric Power Research Institute. He is also a member of the Satell Institute and has advisory roles with Drexel University and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
McDonald is responsible for leadership of PECO’s overall performance associated with operations, safety, service reliability, customer satisfaction and financial management. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs roughly 2,800 people and generates approximately $3.2 billion in annual revenue. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the largest fully regulated utility company in the nation with more than 10 million customers, PECO serves nearly 1.7 million electric and more than 545,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and is listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EXC."
McDonald previously served as vice president, Utility Integration at Pepco Holdings for nearly three years. Pepco Holdings serves as the parent company for Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva Power, and Pepco; and are also owned by PECO parent company, Exelon Corporation. In this role, he oversaw the project management initiative responsible for integrating Pepco Holdings into the Exelon organization. Key areas of focus included merger commitments, synergy savings, utility operations and reliability enhancements. Prior to this position, McDonald served in various leadership roles at PECO including, vice president of Technical Services, and director-level roles in Distribution System Operations, Transmission and Regional Electric Operations.
McDonald serves on the boards of the Business Leaders Organized for Catholic Schools (BLOCS) in Philadelphia and Drexel Neumann Academy in Chester City. He also serves as one of PECO’s co-leads for the annual Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Light the Night Walk and the American Cancer Society Daffodil Days Campaign.
John holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and MBA from Drexel University.
Senior Vice President, Regulatory and External Affairs
Through leadership of regulatory strategy and policy, government affairs, economic development, energy purchasing, corporate philanthropy and employee volunteerism, Murphy drives PECO's commitment to provide its customers with safe, reliable, clean and affordable energy and energy services. Her team also manages PECO's suite of award-winning energy efficiency programs and oversees the company's largest customer accounts. She also is the chair of PECO's Political Action Committee (PAC).
Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs roughly 2,800 people and generates approximately $3.2 billion in annual revenue. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the largest fully regulated utility company in the nation with more than 10 million customers, PECO serves nearly 1.7 million electric and more than 545,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and is listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EXC."
Prior to coming to PECO, Murphy was chief operating officer of the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) where she managed operations of the bridges, cruise terminal, passenger ferry, rail yard and public safety. Before joining the DRPA, Murphy served as the director of Government and Regulatory Affairs with Roadway Services, one of the nation's largest trucking companies. She began her career as the transportation director for the Speaker of the New York Assembly.
Murphy serves on the boards of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, Pennsylvania Conference for Women, Beltline Railroad, Mayor's Commission on Literacy and the Committee of Seventy.
For her commitment to the community, she has been recognized by the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania (Take the Lead Award), PathWays Pennsylvania (Trailblazer Award) and the March of Dimes (Service to Humanity Award). The Pennsylvania Diversity Council honored her as a 2015 Most Powerful & Influential Woman. Murphy also was named one of the Main Line's Most Influential Women by Main Line Today.
Murphy received her bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Albany.
Senior Vice President of Customer Operations & Chief Customer Officer
Williamson is responsible for all aspects of the company's customer-focused strategy, initiatives, and operations, including PECO's Customer Care Center and Advanced Metering Infrastructure organization. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs roughly 2,800 people and generates approximately $3.2 billion in annual revenue. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the largest fully regulated utility company in the nation with more than 10 million customers, PECO serves nearly 1.7 million electric and more than 545,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and is listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EXC."
Williamson previously served as senior vice president and Chief Commercial Risk Officer for Exelon Corporation, where she led the risk management function for Constellation and Exelon Generation, and was responsible for the identification, assessment, and monitoring of strategic, financial, and operational risk as well as the communication of those risks to the Finance & Risk Committee of the Exelon Board of Directors. She also held several roles in Constellation’s commercial risk organization and on the company’s proprietary trading team. Prior to joining Exelon Corporation, Williamson was a member of the Assurance and Business Advisory team at Arthur Andersen.
Williamson currently serves on the boards of the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland and Code in the Schools. She is also a member of Executive Leadership Council.
Williamson holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
Vice President of Communications
Bergman is responsible for the development and execution of PECO’s strategic communications programs, including internal and external communications, media relations, social media and advertising to enhance the company’s reputation and support its business objectives. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs roughly 2,800 people and generates approximately $3.2 billion in annual revenue. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the largest fully regulated utility company in the nation with more than 10 million customers, PECO serves nearly 1.7 million electric and more than 545,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and is listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EXC."
A seasoned communications leader with more than 20 years of experience, Bergman previously led enterprise communications for Lockheed Martin’s $16 billion rotary and mission systems business and held several other strategic communications roles at the company. Before that, she served in communications leadership positions at Campbell Soup Company, GE Energy, Aga Foodservice Equipment and Ford Motor Company.
Bergman serves on the board of trustees for Allies in Caring and volunteers at the Food Bank of South Jersey. During her time with Lockheed Martin, she also served as executive champion for the company’s Hispanic Employee Resource Group.
Bergman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, and an MBA from Rutgers University.
Vice President, Special Projects
Bradley is responsible for Gas Construction & Maintenance, Engineering, Supply & Transportation, Plant Operations & System Control, New Business and Regulatory Compliance. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs roughly 2,800 people and generates approximately $3.2 billion in annual revenue. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the largest fully regulated utility company in the nation with more than 10 million customers, PECO serves nearly 1.7 million electric and more than 545,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and is listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EXC."
Prior to this current position, Bradley served as vice president, Support Services, responsible for Safety, Environmental, Fleet Services & Real Estate & Facilities, Human Performance & Quality Assurance. Prior to that, he served as chief security officer (CSO) at PJM Interconnection LLC in Valley Forge. Bradley originally joined PECO in 1984 as an engineer and worked both as a plant manager in power generation and utility operations during his tenure. He also served as the director of Environmental, Safety and Industrial Hygiene.
Bradley is currently a member of the International Security Managers Association (ISMA) and ASIS International. He is also a member of the Governor’s Pennsylvania Department of Homeland Security’s Advisory board. He is on the board of directors of the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition and served on industry Political Action Committees. He is a past member of the PAC board of directors and completed Philadelphia’s Leadership Inc. He has received the YMCA Black Achiever’s Award and also served as a mentor in the Philadelphia Regional Introduction of Minorities to Engineering program for 10 years.
Bradley received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from Widener University and a master’s in management from Penn State University.
Vice President, Customer Operations
Colarelli serves as vice president of Customer Operations, where she oversees daily operations of PECO’s customer facing team, including Credit and Collections, Billing and Payment, Universal Services, Field and Meter Services and Care Center.
Colarelli previously served as director of Customer Financial Operations at PECO, where she was responsible for Billing, Payment Processing, Customer System Support, Revenue Management (credit and collections, field terminations, customer analytics) and PECO’s suite of low-income programs. She has been part of PECO and Exelon for more than 25 years, serving in various roles in departments including Regulatory, Information Technology, Finance, Electric Operations, Exelon Utilities and Customer Operations. Kelly has supported the integration of both BGE and PHI into the Exelon family of Utilities as part of the Utility Integration team.
Colarelli received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Drexel University and an MBA from West Chester University.
Colarelli serves on the Advisory Council for the Arts and Business Council for Greater Philadelphia and is a Board Member for Simpatico Theater.
Vice President, Technical Services
Crowe oversees the overall management of PECO’s Central Engineering, Vegetation Management, and Investment Strategy.
Prior to his current position, Crowe served as vice president of Transmission and Substation Operations, where he was responsible for the safe and reliable operation of PECO’s electric transmission system, including transmission and substation construction, operation and maintenance, transmission control room operations, NERC Reliability Standards Compliance and PJM interactions. During his career, he served as vice president of Energy Acquisition, an electrical engineer, an account executive, and assumed increasing roles of responsibility in corporate planning and development, customer choice implementation, and regulatory and government affairs.
Crowe serves on the boards of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Futures, and the YMCA of the Upper Main Line.
Crowe holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in finance, both from Drexel University.
Vice President, Transmission and Substation Operations
Davis serves as vice president of Transmission and Substation Operations, where he is responsible for the safe and reliable operation of PECO’s electric transmission system, including transmission and substation construction, operation and maintenance, and NERC Reliability Standards Compliance.
Davis previously served as director of Project Management for Exelon, where he was responsible for the overall delivery of the OneMDS platform. During his career, he has held various roles of increasing responsibility at PECO and Exelon, including Exelon Infrastructure Projects, and PECO Distribution System Operations and Transmission and Substations.
Davis holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with a minor in physics from Wilkes University and an MBA from St. Joseph University. Davis is a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Davis currently serves on the boards of the American Red Cross of Southeastern PA, Salvation Army Kroc Center, and PECO Political Action Committee.
Vice President, Support Service
Feldhake oversees PECO’s Operations Support functions, including environmental, safety, and human performance programs, training and methods, real estate and facilities, mapping, and fleet maintenance.
Prior to her current position, Feldhake served as vice president of Customers Operations, where she was responsible for the daily operations of PECO’s customer interfacing departments including Credit and Collections, Billing and Payment, Universal Services (Low Income programs), Field & Meter Services, Customer Care Center as well as PECO’s Customer Information Management systems. During her career, she has held various roles of increasing responsibility in Market Research, Large Accounts, Sales and Revenue Forecasting, Customer Insights, and Customer Financial Operations. In addition, she also worked in Strategic Sourcing Business Services Company.
Feldhake serves on the board at Historic Philadelphia Inc.
Feldhake holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and psychology from Bucknell University and an MBA from Temple University.
Vice President & General Counsel
Gay serves as the chief legal officer of the company and oversees its team of attorneys responsible for all aspects of PECO’s legal affairs in Pennsylvania, as well as PECO’s claims department. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs roughly 2,800 people and generates approximately $3.2 billion in annual revenue. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the largest fully regulated utility company in the nation with more than 10 million customers, PECO serves nearly 1.7 million electric and more than 545,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and is listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EXC."
Gay previously served as vice president of Governmental & External Affairs, where he was responsible for state and local government affairs, along with external stakeholder outreach, marketing, large customer services, and for the company’s economic development initiatives. Before that, he provided legal support to PECO’s regulatory department. Prior to joining PECO, Gay supported Verizon Communication’s legal team, served at the law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, and clerked for U.S. District Judge Raymond A. Jackson. Before entering the legal profession, he worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs in its Adjudication Division, at Valley Forge National Park as a park ranger, and as a writer at KYW NewsRadio.
Gay currently serves on the boards of the Committee of 70, the Public Interest Law Center, Steppingstone Scholars, Inc., and the Philadelphia Zoo.
He holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Penn State University and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.
Vice President, Gas Operations
Hamilton is responsible for Gas Construction & Maintenance, Engineering, Gas Plant Operations, New Business, and Regulatory Compliance.
Prior to her current position, Hamilton served as vice president and chief of staff, office of the CEO, Exelon Utilities. During her career, she has held various roles of increasing responsibility at PECO and Exelon, including PECO Gas Operations, Exelon Governmental, Regulatory Affairs and Public Policy, and Exelon Generation’s Office of the President & CEO.
Before joining Exelon, Amy spent time in private law practice and worked as a child advocate social worker for several years.
Hamilton holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Gettysburg College and a law degree from Widener University’s School of Law.
Vice President, Projects and Contracts
Hanna serves as vice president of Projects and Contracts, where she focuses on increased LRP capital spend in Project Management and provides more effective oversight of the project, construction, and project management functions.
Hanna previously served as director of Regional Electric Operations, where she led various organizational activities across PECO’s operations department, including engineering, work management, new business, and corrective maintenance for the Philadelphia Region.
Hanna holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from Temple University and an MBA from Villanova University.
Hanna currently serves on the board of the National Liberty Museum.
Vice President, Electric Operations. PECO
LeVine oversees the daily operation of PECO’s electric distribution system, including; management of the company’s Distribution System Operations and Construction and Maintenance organization. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs roughly 2,800 people and generates approximately $3.2 billion in annual revenue. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the largest fully regulated utility company in the nation with more than 10 million customers, PECO serves nearly 1.7 million electric and more than 545,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and is listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EXC."
Prior to her current position, LeVine served as vice president of Technical Services, where she was responsible for the Distribution Engineering, Project Management, Long-Range Planning, and Vegetation Management organizations for PECO. During her career, she has held various roles of increasing responsibility in PECO Gas Operations, Field Operations, Transmission & Substations, and Exelon Utilities.
LeVine serves as a director on the boards of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania and the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia.
Vice President, Information Technology
Lyman is responsible for all information technology at PECO, including strategy & planning, project delivery, daily operations, and implementation of the information technology portions of PECO’s Smart Meter/Smart Grid initiatives. She also has responsibility for the customer platform shared by PECO and ComEd. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs roughly 2,800 people and generates approximately $3.2 billion in annual revenue. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the largest fully regulated utility company in the nation with more than 10 million customers, PECO serves nearly 1.7 million electric and more than 545,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and is listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EXC."
Prior to her current position, Lyman was director of IT Solutions, leading the IT components of PECO’s Smart Grid/Smart Meter project. She joined PECO in 2011 after spending two years with Exelon Generation as the director of Information Technology Projects. Lyman’s background includes more than nine years of energy industry experience and more than 17 years of extensive project/program and operations experience. She was the lead for Operational Excellence at NRG Energy Inc., responsible for leading multiple project teams to deliver large, complex technical and process improvement initiatives.
Lyman is an active member of the Project Manager Institute (PMI) and the International Society of Six Sigma Professionals (ISSSP). She is an active volunteer for organizations, including Philabundance, In2books program for children and Autism Speaks.
Lyman has received Six Sigma Black Belt certification and has multiple project management and leadership certifications.
Vice President of Governmental & External Affairs
Oliver is responsible for state and local government affairs, including the development of the company’s legislative agenda. He is also responsible for external stakeholder outreach, marketing, large customer services, and for the company’s economic development initiatives. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs roughly 2,800 people and generates approximately $3.2 billion in annual revenue. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the largest fully regulated utility company in the nation with more than 10 million customers, PECO serves nearly 1.7 million electric and more than 545,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and is listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EXC."
Oliver previously served as PECO’s vice president of Corporate Communications, where he provided strategic oversight of the company’s brand and reputation, leading the company’s internal and external communications efforts. This included media relations, social media, content creation, and advertising campaigns. Before joining PECO, Oliver was a candidate for mayor of Philadelphia, and worked as vice president of External Affairs and senior vice president of Marketing and Corporate Communications at Philadelphia Gas Works, the nation's largest municipally-owned natural gas utility. In previous experience, he also served as Press Secretary for the City of Philadelphia under Mayor Michael A. Nutter, where he was the spokesman and primary point of contact for local, regional, and national media. Oliver also served as Director of Communication for the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.
Oliver currently serves on the boards of Philadelphia Youth Network, Philadelphia Works, Leadership Philadelphia, Philadelphia Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, and the Philadelphia Ad Club. He also sits on the Corporate Leadership Board of the Barnes Museum, and is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated.
Oliver is a graduate of Milton Hershey School, a boarding school for economically disadvantaged children. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications from Lock Haven University, a master’s degree in Communications from LaSalle University, and an MBA from Saint Joseph's University.
Vice President, Human Resources
Mary Walker is the vice president of Human Resources for PECO. She is a highly sought-after strategic business partner who specializes in human resources and delivering progressive talent solutions.
Walker has over 20 years of experience leading organizational transformations. Over the course of her career, she has worked in talent acquisition and talent management functions to deliver innovative solutions to her many clients in the areas of strategic program management, career management, succession planning, performance management, organizational development and employee/labor relations. She has also overseen the process of candidate attraction and selection, employee development and the retention of human capital.
Walker has been equally as committed to giving back to her community. Beyond her dedicated support to many local non-profit organizations, she holds a Certificate in Non-Profit Leadership from Lasalle. She sits on the Board of Directors for AchieveAbility (current Chair) and Mission First Housing Group. She has been named an Energy for the Community Achievement Award winner and a recipient of the Philadelphia Tribune’s Women Achieving Award. She has also been featured on national and local panels and was featured on NBC’s Growing Greater Philadelphia.
Walker holds a bachelor’s degree in business from the Fox School of Business at Temple University and a master’s degree in business administration from Eastern University. She has also obtained certifications from numerous organizations including Cornell University for Resolution Facilitation and Human Resources Certification Institute as a Human Resources Professional (PHR).
Walker resides in Philadelphia with her daughter, Ashley.
Vice President, Regulatory Policy and Strategy
Webster oversees the company’s regulatory strategy, policy and regulatory affairs, acting as the company interface with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. He also oversees the procurement of electric supply, interface with electric generation suppliers and procurement of renewable energy on behalf of PECO to ensure compliance with Pennsylvania's Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AESP) requirements. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs roughly 2,800 people and generates approximately $3.2 billion in annual revenue. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the largest fully regulated utility company in the nation with more than 10 million customers, PECO serves nearly 1.7 million electric and more than 545,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and is listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EXC."
Prior to his current position, Webster was director of Rates and Regulatory Affairs. During his more than 25 years with the company Webster has led merger integration efforts, supported long-term strategic development, reorganization and cost reduction initiatives, and was responsible for the oversight of Information technology and business process changes to implement customer choice at PECO. Webster began his career in the company’s Nuclear Construction Division where he was involved in the construction of Limerick Units 1 and 2.
Webster currently serves on the board of directors of the YMCA of Philadelphia.
Webster holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Delaware and an MBA from Villanova University.
Independent Director since 2022
Mr. Bertram has served as President of The GIANT Company, an omnichannel food retailer and part of Ahold Delhaize, since January 2018. Before his current position and several executive roles within the companies of Ahold Delhaize USA, he began his retail career over 20 years ago at JCPenney. He then joined Walmart where he quickly rose within leadership roles across in-store operations, human resources, and innovation. Mr. Bertram then went to Jewel-Osco in Chicago as its senior vice president of retail before joining Ahold Delhaize USA in 2013.
Mr. Bertram serves as the chair for the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry. He is also co-chair of the corporate council and a member of the foundation board of Advisers for the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Nicholas attained a BBA in marketing from Eastern Kentucky University and an MBA in global management from the University of Phoenix, along with post-graduate programs at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard University.
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Exelon Corporation
Calvin G. Butler Jr. is a senior executive vice president and chief operating officer of Exelon. Butler oversees Exelon's six local electric and natural gas companies -- Atlantic City Electric, BGE, ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco. Together, they form the nation's largest utility company by customer count, serving approximately 10 million electric and gas customers in New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois, Delaware, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. Butler serves as chairman of each utility's board and is a member of Exelon's executive committee.
Butler is a past chair of the Gridwise Alliance, an advocacy organization promoting modernization and innovation for the nation's electrical grid, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for RLI Corp as a member of its audit and nominations/governance committees. In addition, Butler serves on the board of M&T Bank Corporation and M&T Bank, its principal banking subsidiary, as a member of its nomination, compensation and governance committee.
Butler previously served as CEO of BGE from 2014 to 2019. Prior to that role, Butler was BGE's senior vice president, regulatory and external affairs. Butler also served as Exelon's senior vice president of corporate affairs, Chief Human Resources Officer, and held other leadership positions at Exelon and ComEd (Chicago).
Before joining Exelon in 2008, Butler held senior leadership roles in external affairs as well as manufacturing with the print, digital and supply chain solutions company RR Donnelley. He spent his early career with CILCORP (Central Illinois Light Co.), where he held positions in government affairs, legal and strategy.
Butler serves on the boards of several prominent Baltimore-based organizations including the Baltimore Community Foundation, University of Maryland School of Medicine's Board of Visitors, Greater Baltimore Committee, Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, the Center Club and Caves Valley Golf Club. He is a past board chair of his alma mater, Bradley University. In addition, Butler serves on the boards of the ANNIKA Foundation; the Institute of International Education, a not-for-profit organization focused on advancing scholarship, promoting access to education, and building economies; and the Library of Congress' James Madison Council.
He has been recognized by several organizations for his leadership and community commitment. In 2021, The Daily Record named Butler to their "Power 100" list and has singled him out as one of its top 35 Influential Marylanders, as well as listed him three times as one of Maryland's "Most Admired CEOs." In 2020, he was honored with the BEYA Chairman's Award, recognizing Black leaders for their meaningful contributions to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
That same year, he was named among Black Enterprise magazine's "Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America," and as Zpryme's "ETS Thought Leader of the Year," honoring those with the "inventive and brave vision needed to inspire the global energy ecosystem toward sustainable modernization." In 2019, the Boy Scouts of America honored him with the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Service Award and he has been named by Baltimore magazine as one of its "Top Ten Baltimoreans."
Butler earned a bachelor's degree from Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., and a Juris Doctor degree from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Mo. He received an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters from Morgan State University in 2014.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Exelon Corporation
Christopher M. Crane is president and chief executive officer of Exelon Corporation, the nation's largest utility holding company. Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon serves more than 10 million customers in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania through its six fully regulated transmission and distribution utilities — Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO) and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco).
Prior to Exelon's separation from Constellation—its former generation and competitive energy businesses—in early 2022, Crane had been president and CEO of Exelon for 10 years. Under his leadership, Exelon transformed into the nation's leading competitive energy provider. Crane oversaw a family of companies that did business in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada, with operations that represented every stage of the energy value chain: Exelon Generation, one of the largest competitive U.S. power generators, with more than 31,000 megawatts of owned capacity comprising one of the nation's cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets; Constellation, which provided energy products and services to more than 2 million residential, public sector and business customers, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100; and the six Exelon utilities that serve more than 10 million customers today. He previously served as president and chief operating officer of Exelon. In that role, he oversaw one of the U.S. industry's largest portfolios of electric generating capacity, with a multi-regional reach and the nation's largest fleet of nuclear power plants. He directed a broad range of business including major acquisitions, transmission strategy, cost management initiatives, oversight of major capital programs, generation asset optimization and generation development.
Crane has worked in the nuclear industry in progressively more responsible positions for over 30 years. He joined Exelon (then ComEd) in 1998 and was named chief nuclear officer in 2004. He was a key player in the dramatic turnaround of ComEd nuclear performance, and the development of Exelon's proprietary Nuclear Management Model, a codification of industry-leading operational, safety, management, regulatory, workforce and financial practices. The model is the key to Exelon Nuclear's sustained excellence in production, cost and overall effectiveness.
Crane assumed responsibility for Exelon's fossil, hydro and renewables facilities, in addition to the nuclear fleet, in 2007. He oversaw a broad range of generation and business development initiatives, including new nuclear development, nuclear operating services, development of the nation's largest urban solar project, innovative decommissioning strategies and asset optimization. He was instrumental in establishing corporate citizenship and public outreach as a plant priority.
Crane was named president of Exelon Generation in 2008, with added responsibility for Power Team, Exelon's former wholesale power trading and competitive retail organization.
Prior to joining Exelon, Crane served as Browns Ferry site vice president for the Tennessee Valley Authority, and worked in new plant start-up at the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in Texas and Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Arizona.
Crane is an acknowledged leader in the electric utility and nuclear industries. He is former chair and serves on the board of the Edison Electric Institute. He is a member of the board of directors of AEGIS Insurance Services, and former chairman of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and the Nuclear Energy Institute, the nation's nuclear industry trade association. He is immediate past chairman of the board of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, Get In Chicago and the Economic Club of Washington, DC.
Crane studied at New Hampshire Technical College and attended Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program. He previously held a senior reactor operator certification.
Independent Director since 2015
Judge Diaz is a retired senior attorney at the law firm of Dilworth Paxson LLP. Previously, he held similar positions at Cozen O'Connor (2007 – 2011) and Blank Rome LLP (2004 – 2007 and 1997 – 2001). Previously, Judge Diaz served as a judge for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas from 1981 through 1993. In addition to his legal practice, he also served as the City Solicitor of Philadelphia (2001 – 2004) and was appointed by President Clinton to be the General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from 1993 to 1997 where he focused on reforming public and mixed-use housing programs.
Judge Diaz is a Trustee of Temple University and an advisory committee member for the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance as well as the former general counsel of the Urban Affairs Coalition. He earned his bachelor's degree from St. John's University and his J.D. degree from Temple University.
Independent Director since 2018
Mr. Grady is the Northeast Region Executive and a Senior Vice President of Development for Wexford Science & Technology. Prior to joining Wexford in 2020, Mr. Grady was President of PIDC, Philadelphia's city-wide public-private development corporation. He joined PIDC in 1998, serving in a variety of senior positions, including overseeing the redevelopment of The Navy Yard, prior to becoming its President in 2011. He brings more than 30 years of experience in building and managing public-private partnerships that drive development and job growth.
Mr. Grady serves as a Trustee for La Salle University and is a member of the President's Real Estate Advisory Council at Drexel University's. He also serves on the Board of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitor's Bureau, the Corporate Council at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and various other educational and civic organizations. Mr. Grady received his bachelor's degree in Economics from La Salle University and an MPA degree from University of Pennsylvania.
President and CEO, PECO
Innocenzo holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Widener University and a MBA from Villanova University.
Independent Director since 2010
Ms. Lillie is the CEO of CRLCONSULTING LLC, a consulting firm focused on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Corporate Governance advising. Previously, Ms. Lillie held a number of senior roles at Comcast Corporation, including Senior Vice President of Human Resources of Comcast Cable, President of the Comcast Foundation, and Vice President of Community Investment, until her retirement in 2017. Prior to her tenure with Comcast, she was a partner at the law firm of Ballard Spahr from 1992 to 2005 and served as Chair of their Litigation Department from 2002 – 2005. Mrs. Lillie also worked as a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the E.D. PA. She is a former City Solicitor of the City of Philadelphia and has served on many civic commissions.
Ms. Lillie serves on the Boards of Independence Health Group, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, and is a member of the Advisory Board, the PNC Financial Services Group, PA/SNJ/DE, The Franklin Institute Science Museum, and various other charitable and civic organizations. She is a former chair of the Board of The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Ms. Lillie received her B.A., cum laude, from Wesleyan University, her J.D. from the Temple Beasley School of Law, and an LL.M. from Yale Law School.
Ms. Matlock-Turner is the CEO of the Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC), the largest Black-led fiscal sponsorship organization in the country and convener of government, business, and neighborhoods to improve the quality of life for everyone in the Philadelphia region. She joined UAC in 1999, becoming the first woman to lead the 53-year-old organization. Prior to leading the Coalition, Ms. Matlock-Turner was Associate Vice President, Legislative and Community Affairs, for Mercy Health System and AmeriHealth Caritas. Before that, she was Chief of Staff to the late Pennsylvania State Senator Roxanne H. Jones.
An active member in civic and community organizations, contributing her expertise in coalition building for inclusive economic development, she serves on the Peirce College Board of Trustees and the boards of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, Uplift Solutions, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and many other charitable and civic organizations. She was appointed by Philadelphia City Council to co-chair its Special Commission on Poverty Reduction & Prevention and by the Governor to serve on PA's Legislative Reapportionment Commission. She is also co-founder and chair emeritus of the 25-year-old West Oak Lane Charter School. Ms. Matlock-Turner holds a BS degree in Education from Temple University. In 2005, she was one of three Philadelphia nonprofit leaders selected to receive a scholarship to the Harvard Business School's Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management. In 2014 she received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Peirce College. She is a Leadership Development Instructor at the University of Pennsylvania's ImpactED evaluation and training center.
After serving almost 15 years on the Philadelphia City Council, Mr. Nutter was elected Mayor of Philadelphia, serving from 2008 - 2016. Since leaving public service, Mayor Nutter has remained active in public policy, government, and civic life. Presently, Mr. Nutter serves as the founder and principal of Michael A. Nutter Advisors LLC, a public policy advisory firm, providing a diversity of professional services to public, non-profit, and corporate entities. He also serves as the David N. Dinkins Professor of Professional Practice in Urban and Public Policy at Columbia University as well as Chairing the Senior Advisory Committee at Harvard's Institute of Politics and holding visiting scholar positions at the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard, and the University of Chicago.
Mr. Nutter serves on the board of Rubican Technologies, the Urban Institute, Heartland Alliance, Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, Points of Light, Bipartisan Policy Center Housing Advisory Council, and various other charitable and civic organizations. A lifelong Philadelphia resident, Mr. Nutter received his B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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