John oversees NRG's regional operations across the Gulf Coast from Florida to the Rockies; its very large and diverse power generation portfolio; NRG's relationship with electric cooperatives and municipalities in Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas; and NRG's Carbon 360 carbon capture business including its Petra Nova carbon capture project under construction southwest of Houston. John previously served as Regional President, Texas, before the Gulf Coast region was created. He has also served as NRG's Chief Operating Officer and President ofNRG's Northeast Region.
John's career has focused on both the electrical and oil and gas industries. He began his career with Getty Oil Co.'s upstream exploration and production division in 1983. In the upstream and midstream oil and gas sector, John spent 15 years focused on Gulf Coast exploration and production activities, gas storage and pipeline construction, and operations. In electrical generation, he took on increasing roles of responsibility at Mirant Corporation, including Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for North America and Chief Executive Officer, International Group. He then joined FPL Energy (now NextEra Energy Resources) as Vice President of Business Management for the northeast region, later becoming Vice President of Trading, Transmission and Operations. He joined NRG to lead the Northeast Region in late 2006.
As the highest ranking executive in Houston, one of NRG's dual corporate headquarters, John also takes an active role in the company's activities and commitment to the city and the region. He is Chairman of the Board of the Houston Food Bank, the largest food bank in the U.S. and on the board of the Energy Institute of the University of Texas at Austin. Additionally, he has served as Vice Chair of both the Board for the Houston Technology Center and the Galveston Bay Foundation. John is also chairman of the South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company and a board member of Perigrine Midstream Partners, an industry leader in high-deliverability, multi-cycle natural gas storage. He is a four-time recipient of Who's Who in Energy in Houston, receiving the recognition annually since 2011.
John earned both Bachelor's and Master's of Science degrees from West Virginia University and an MBA in finance from Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business.