| California Polytechnic State University, B.S. | |
| Mechanical engineering |
Jim has led energy industry operations for more than 30 years. As Executive Vice President at Calpine Corporation, he steered the nationwide development and construction of power generation plants with a total capacity of over 20,000 megawatts, one of the largest and most successful build-outs in U.S. history. He also restructured 6,500 energy, plant and service contracts to achieve more than $200 million in annual cost savings. Prior to joining Calpine, Jim was a senior operating executive at PG&E, one of the largest investor-owned public utility companies in the nation and the major utility serving Northern California. Jim oversaw operations for a 10,000-megawatt power generation fleet, $4 billion electric and gas transmission systems, and gas and electric procurement for more than four million customers. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and graduated from the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Program for Management Development.
