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 130 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.
Senior Executive Vice President, Exelon Corporation
O’Brien oversees the utility businesses of Exelon: Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) and PECO. The company is the largest regulated electric and natural gas delivery company in the United States, serving approximately 6.6 million electric, and 1.2 million gas customers. Its service territory covers more than 15,700 square miles in Maryland, Illinois and Pennsylvania. O’Brien is responsible for leading and maximizing operational and financial performance across the three utilities.
O’Brien previously served as executive vice president of Exelon and CEO of Philadelphia-based PECO, Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. In that role, he was responsible for leadership of PECO’s operations and overall performance associated with service reliability, customer satisfaction, financial management, and regulatory and external affairs.
O’Brien was appointed to the top leadership position for PECO in 2003 and was named president and CEO in 2007. He has over 30 years of utility experience in engineering, operations, strategic planning and executive management. Prior to becoming CEO of PECO, he served as executive vice president and as vice president for operations with responsibility for engineering, construction, maintenance and emergency response for the company’s natural gas and electric distribution systems. His special assignments have included strategic planning on mergers and acquisitions, development of the company’s deregulation strategy and organizational redesigns to improve performance. PECO has been highly recognized for leading employee safety, diversity, economic development and environmental programs.
O'Brien serves on the board of Independence Blue Cross. He also serves on numerous civic and industry boards, including the CEO Council for Growth and the Franklin Institute. He is a former chair of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and the Edison Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and a former board member of the Pennsylvania Business Council, American Gas Association (AGA), Energy Association of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Economy League, YMCA of Greater Philadelphia and WHYY Inc.
O’Brien holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Rutgers University and earned a master’s degree in business from Drexel University.
Executive Vice President, Exelon
Adams is responsible for leadership of PECO’s overall performance associated with service reliability, customer satisfaction, financial management, and regulatory and external affairs. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs about 2,400 people, owns $9 billion in assets, and generates approximately $5.6 billion in annual revenues. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the nation’s largest competitive energy provider, PECO serves 1.6 million electric and more than 511,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
Adams previously served as senior vice president and chief operating officer, leading PECO’s electric and gas transmission and distribution operations, construction and maintenance, engineering and technical services, investment strategy, safety, environmental, training, fleet, supply, real estate and facilities, and human resources organizations.
Before leading PECO, Adams served as chief supply officer for Exelon Business Service Company and previously as senior vice president of Operations Support for PECO and its sister utility Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), which serves northern Illinois. As chief supply officer, Adams led an award-winning supplier diversity program and leveraged the scale of Exelon’s $2 billion spending in materials and services. Prior to that, from 1998 to 2003, Adams served as vice president of Contractor and Supply Management for PECO and ComEd.
Adams’ career includes more than 20 years in the operation and support of commercial and military nuclear power plants. This vocation began with his service in the United States Army. He joined PECO in 1989 after a six-year management stint with Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) in New Jersey.
Civically, Adams holds board positions in a number of educational and community organizations in the Philadelphia area. He is president of the board of directors at Camphill Special School and chairman of the board of LEADERSHIP Philadelphia. He also is a board member of WHYY Inc., the American Gas Association (AGA) and the Energy Association of Pennsylvania (EAP).
Adams holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics from the State University of New York in Albany.
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Innocenzo 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 about 2,400 people, owns $9 billion in assets, and generates approximately $3.7 billion in annual revenues. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the nation’s largest competitive energy provider, PECO serves 1.6 million electric and more than 500,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
Innocenzo previously served as vice president, Distribution System Operations and Advanced Grid and Meter Technology, where he was responsible for the operation of the company’s electric and natural gas distribution systems as well as the design and deployment of PECO’s new metering technology system. Prior to this position, Innocenzo served as the director of Gas Operations, Quality Services and Performance Improvement. He also served as a regional director in Chester, Delaware and Philadelphia counties, as well as a regional engineering manager for Chester and Delaware counties. Innocenzo also was the emergency services supervisor in Philadelphia and a project engineer in Philadelphia and Montgomery counties.
Innocenzo serves on the Board of Directors for the Philadelphia Free Library and the Philadelphia Police Athletic League (PAL) where he serves on the Education, Golf and Award Dinner committees. He is also a volunteer for the St. Margaret's School Athletic Association.
He serves on the Board of Directors for the South Eastern Electric Exchange (SEE) and previously served in leadership roles for the Edison Electric Institute's Spare Transformer Task Force and the NERC CIPAG Security Task Force.
Innocenzo holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Widener University and an MBA from Villanova University.
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Barnett is responsible for the oversight of all financial activities for PECO. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs about 2,400 people, owns $9 billion in assets, and generates approximately $5.6 billion in annual revenues. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the nation’s largest competitive energy provider, PECO serves 1.6 million electric and more than 511,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
From December 2005 to September 2007, Barnett served as senior vice president, Corporate Financial Planning of Exelon Corporation. His responsibilities included oversight of Exelon Energy Delivery, Business Service Company and Exelon Generation’s finance functions, as well as Exelon’s project evaluation and planning functions. Prior to this, Barnett was vice president, Finance of Exelon Generation, a position he assumed in April of 2003. In this capacity, Barnett had oversight of the finance leads for Nuclear, Power, Power Team and Exelon Generation.
Barnett came to Exelon from GE Capital. In 11 years at GE Capital, Barnett rose to chief financial officer of three of GE Capital’s business operations (GE Capital Bank Switzerland, GE Small Business Solutions and TIP Intermodal Services). Prior to joining GE Capital, Barnett spent several years with the Itel Corporation of Chicago where he helped provide financial analysis and reporting. Barnett started his career at Arthur Andersen where he was an auditor for two years.
Barnett is a member of the board of directors of the National Adoption Agency and Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board, and he is involved with Horizons for Youth, a nonprofit focused on providing funding for private education and mentoring programs for disadvantaged inner-city youths.
Barnett earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Marquette University and a master’s degree in management at the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School at Northwestern 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 about 2,400 people, owns $9 billion in assets and generates approximately $5.6 billion in annual revenues. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the nation's largest competitive energy provider, PECO serves 1.6 million electric and more than 511,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker 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.
Vice President & Controller
Bailey is responsible for all aspects of PECO’s accounting, financial reporting and related internal control processes, including oversight of financial reports, files with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions, and Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs about 2,400 people, owns $9 billion in assets, and generates approximately $5.6 billion in annual revenues. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the nation’s largest competitive energy provider, PECO serves 1.6 million electric and more than 511,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
Bailey joined Exelon in 2004 serving in various roles including manager of corporate accounting and manager of Power Team accounting, and was promoted to director of accounting for Power Team in 2007. He was named assistant controller of Exelon Generation in 2011, where he was responsible for the accounting operations for Exelon’s power marketing and fossil organizations. Prior to Exelon, Bailey was an audit manager with Deloitte & Touche LLP in Philadelphia, leading assurance engagements for a broad range of companies.
Bailey earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from West Chester University.
Vice President, Gas
ProfileBradley 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 about 2,400 people, owns $9 billion in assets, and generates approximately $5.6 billion in annual revenues. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the nation’s largest competitive energy provider, PECO serves 1.6 million electric and more than 511,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
Professional HistoryPrior 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.
Civic InvolvementBradley 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.
EducationBradley received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from Widener University and a master’s in management from Penn State University.
Vice President, Support Services
ProfileCavanaugh is responsible for all of PECO’s Operations Support functions, including environmental and safety programs, training, real estate, and facilities and fleet maintenance. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs about 2,400 people, owns $9 billion in assets, and generates approximately $5.6 billion in annual revenues. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the nation’s largest competitive energy provider, PECO serves 1.6 million electric and more than 511,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
Professional HistoryPrior to her current role, Cavanaugh served in various executive positions at Exelon and PECO, including vice president of Electric Supply & Transmission and vice president of Quality Assurance. Cavanaugh joined PECO in April 1989 as assistant general counsel and served as supervising attorney of the Legal department’s Litigation section. She also had responsibility for the Company’s Claims Division and served as director of Risk Management, with responsibility for the Company’s liability prevention programs. Prior to joining PECO, Cavanaugh was a litigation attorney at the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania and an associate in the litigation section of the law firm of Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz in Philadelphia.
Civic InvolvementCavanaugh currently serves on the board of directors of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts and Susan G. Komen Philadelphia Affiliate. She is past president of the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel and former board member of Women’s Way, as well as a member and past board member of the Forum of Executive Women.
EducationCavanaugh is a graduate of Chestnut Hill College and obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Villanova University School of Law.
Vice President, Transmission & Substations
ProfileCrowe oversees 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. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs about 2,400 people, owns $9 billion in assets, and generates approximately $5.6 billion in annual revenues. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the nation’s largest competitive energy provider, PECO serves 1.6 million electric and more than 511,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
Professional HistoryPrior to his current position, Crowe served as vice president of Energy Acquisition, where he was responsible for the the procurement of electric supply, interface with retail electric generation suppliers, and procurement of renewable energy on behalf of PECO to ensure compliance with Pennsylvania's Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS) requirements. During his career, he served as 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.
Civic InvolvementCrowe serves on the boards of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Futures and the YMCA of the Upper Main Line.
EducationCrowe holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in finance, both from Drexel University.
Vice President and General Counsel
ProfileDiaz 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 and security departments. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs about 2,400 people, owns $9 billion in assets, and generates approximately $5.6 billion in annual revenues. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the nation’s largest competitive energy provider, PECO serves 1.6 million electric and more than 511,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
Professional HistoryPrior to his current position, Diaz was responsible for the company’s governmental and external affairs, including overseeing the company’s award-winning suite of energy efficiency programs to help customers save energy and money. Diaz joined PECO as associate general counsel in 2008 and managed the regulatory law practice group in Philadelphia. From 2005 until 2008, Diaz served as the city solicitor of Philadelphia. Diaz joined the City of Philadelphia Law Department in March 2002. For most of his career, he lived in Washington, D.C., where he held numerous legal, management and policy positions at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy. Following unanimous confirmation by the United States Senate, he was appointed by President Clinton to serve as assistant administrator for management at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Civic InvolvementDiaz serves on numerous civic and nonprofit boards, including PECO’s Political Action Committee, Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority, Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation. In 2011, he was honored by three local organizations for his leadership in the Philadelphia region’s Latino community.
EducationDiaz earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, District of Columbia and Texas.
Vice President, Governmental & External Affairs
ProfileTony oversees PECO's state and regional governmental and external stakeholder outreach, and PECO's Energy and Marketing Services group, which includes Large Customer Services. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania's largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs about 2,400 people, owns $9 billion in assets, and generates approximately $5.6 billion in annual revenues. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the nation's largest competitive energy provider, PECO serves 1.6 million electric and more than 511,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
Professional History
Before joining Exelon, Tony was assistant general counsel for Verizon Communications Inc. in Philadelphia. He also held positions as an associate in the litigation section of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, and as a law clerk to the Honorable Raymond A. Jackson, U.S. District Judge, in the Eastern District of Virginia. Before entering the legal profession, Tony 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.
Civic InvolvementTony has served as co-lead of Exelon's Legal Diversity and Inclusion Committee. He also is a member of the board of directors of Steppingstone Scholars, a private organization dedicated to helping educationally underserved students achieve admission to, and success at, the best public, non-public and independent college preparatory schools through a program of academics, mentoring and support. In 2015, he joined the board of the Public Interest Law Center in Philadelphia. The Law Center is a leading public interest law firm which uses high-impact legal strategies to improve the well-being and life prospects of the Philadelphia region's most vulnerable populations.
EducationTony received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and served on the University of Pennsylvania Law Review as an associate editor and comments editor. He is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Vice President, Electric Operations
ProfileHelt oversees the daily operations of PECO’s electric distribution system, including; management of the company’s Distribution System Operations, Transmission and Substations and Construction and Maintenance organizations. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs about 2,400 people, owns $9 billion in assets, and generates approximately $5.6 billion in annual revenues. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the nation’s largest competitive energy provider, PECO serves 1.6 million electric and more than 511,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
Professional HistoryPrior to this current position, Helt was vice president of Electric Construction & Maintenance, where he was responsible for overseeing the work management, new business and execution of preventive and corrective maintenance programs for the company’s electric distribution system. Helt started as an engineer specializing in testing of facilities and equipment. He rose steadily in the ranks, attaining positions in gas metering and electrical distribution engineering, moved on to be manager of Field Operations, then manager of Gas Acquisition, and eventually director of Gas Operations.
Civic InvolvementHelt serves on the board of directors of the American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
EducationHelt received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University with a minor in mathematics. He earned an MBA in finance from Villanova University.
Vice President, Customer Operations
ProfileJiruska oversees PECO’s metering, billing, payment processing, credit and collections, low-income programs, market research, customer relations and customer care center. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs about 2,400 people, owns $9 billion in assets, and generates approximately $5.6 billion in annual revenues. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the nation’s largest competitive energy provider, PECO serves 1.6 million electric and more than 511,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
Professional HistoryPrior to his current position, Jiruska served as director of Energy and Marketing Services, responsible for marketing, large account management and economic development at PECO. Before his recent roles at PECO, Jiruska served as vice president of Energy Services, Marketing and Sales Vice President, which included responsibility for all sales, marketing, technical services and market research functions for PECO’s sister utility ComEd. Jiruska came to ComEd from Ameritech in 1996 as director of Consumer Marketing. At Ameritech, Jiruska was director of Product Management for local access, local usage and long distance.
Civic InvolvementJiruska currently serves on the boards of the Electrical Association of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation and the Schuylkill River Development Corporation.
EducationJiruska holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Marquette University and an MBA from Northern Illinois University.
Vice President, Human Resources
ProfileKrick is responsible for talent and leadership development, workforce planning, diversity and inclusion, employee engagement, employee and labor relations, and staffing and retention. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs about 2,400 people, owns $9 billion in assets, and generates approximately $5.6 billion in annual revenues. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the nation’s largest competitive energy provider, PECO serves 1.6 million electric and more than 511,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
Professional HistoryKrick has worked for PECO for more than 30 years and has held a variety of Human Resource positions.
Civic InvolvementKrick is a member of the board of directors for Philadelphia Academies Inc. and the Lower Bucks Family YMCA.
EducationKrick received a bachelor's degree in management from Rosemont College.
Vice President, Information Technology
ProfileLyman 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 about 2,400 people, owns $9 billion in assets, and generates approximately $5.6 billion in annual revenues. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the nation’s largest competitive energy provider, PECO serves 1.6 million electric and more than 511,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
Professional HistoryPrior 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.
Civic InvolvementLyman 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.
EducationLyman has received Six Sigma Black Belt certification and has multiple project management and leadership certifications.
Vice President, Technical Services
ProfileWeaver oversees the company's distribution engineering, project management, contract management, application support, investment strategy planning and vegetation management work. Based in Philadelphia, PECO is Pennsylvania's largest electric and natural gas utility. The company employs about 2,400 people, owns $9 billion in assets, and generates approximately $5.6 billion in annual revenues. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the nation's largest competitive energy provider, PECO serves 1.6 million electric and more than 511,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
Professional HistoryWeaver began his career with Exelon in January 1996. He has served in various roles in transmission operations, transmission planning, substation design, project management and business planning. Before joining Exelon, he worked at Delmarva Power as an engineer in Substation Design and Transmission Planning. With more than 27 years of experience in the utility industry, Dave also serves as chairperson of the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) Planning Committee.
Civic InvolvementWeaver has supported MANNA, the National MS Society and the National Brain Tumor Society. He also serves on the board of the Philadelphia Neighborhood Bike Works.
EducationWeaver received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Drexel University and is a licensed professional engineer.
Vice President, Regulatory Policy and Strategy
ProfileWebster 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 about 2,400 people, owns $9 billion in assets, and generates approximately $5.6 billion in annual revenues. A subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, the nation’s largest competitive energy provider, PECO serves 1.6 million electric and more than 511,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
Professional HistoryPrior 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.
Civic InvolvementWebster currently serves on the board of directors of the YMCA of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
EducationWebster holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Delaware and an MBA from Villanova University.
