Ronald Owen Nichols — President of Southern California Edison at Edison International

Mr. Ronald Owen Nichols, also known as Ron, has been President of Southern California Edison Company at Edison International since June 1, 2016 and served as its Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Nuclear - Southern California Edison from April 2014 to June 1, 2016. Mr. Nichols is responsible for regulatory policy and affairs, regulatory operations and environmental affairs. He served as General Manager at Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Power System. He served as Managing Director of Energy Practice at Navigant Consulting Inc. Mr. Nichols is responsible for regulatory policy and affairs, regulatory operations and environmental affairs. He has 38 years of experience in the electric and water utility industry, with particular depth in California and adjoining states. He has been a strategic and operational advisor to public power and investor-owned utilities, state and local government and the financial community on complex energy and water supply and utility matters throughout the United States. Prior to joining SCE in 2014, Mr. Nichols served as General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) since January 2011, where he provided leadership for the utility in supplying reliable and competitively priced water and electricity while continuing to maintain and implement environmentally conscious policies and priorities. He served as a Managing Director at the energy practice of Navigant Consulting. From 1980 to 1997, he was a co-founder and Senior Vice President of the energy and water utility consulting firm, Resource Management International. Prior to starting his energy and water utility consulting career in 1980, he held positions with the California Department of Water Resources and the California Energy Commission. Mr. Nichols is a graduate of the University of California, Davis with a degree in agricultural economics and business management.