NIAC Members Roster

Jack Baylis

Executive Director and Senior Vice President for The Shaw Group

Jack Baylis currently serves as the Executive Director and Senior Vice President for The Shaw Group, managing the Commercial, State, and Local Government (CSL) Division for Shaw's US Western Region and as the Global Senior Vice President of Water-Wastewater for Shaw's Environmental and Infrastructure (E&I) Group. Shaw, a Fortune 500 company with over 25,000 employees and annual revenues exceeding 5 billion US dollars, serves the energy, chemicals, environmental, infrastructure and emergency response industries.

Mr. Baylis previously served as the Executive Vice President of Global Water for AECOM Technology Corporation, a multi-billion dollar global provider of professional, technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water, and government serving clients in approximately 125 Countries. In this position, Mr. Baylis was responsible for leading the Global Water Major Cities Program and working closely with the Group Chief Executive, as well as the Global Water Executive Team, on strategic investments and business development for major pursuits. Prior to joining AECOM, Mr. Baylis held several progressive leadership positions culminating in his appointment as Senior Vice President at CH2M Hill, a global provider for full-service engineering, construction, and operations. He also served as Vice President at Brown and Caldwell and as President and Chief Operating Officer of the manufacturing firm Linabond.

Mr. Baylis has achieved success as a principal, director and manger of numerous environmental, civil infrastructure, water and transportation projects; and is experienced in technical management, project management, operations and staff development. Throughout his career, he has worked in global and regional business operation, business development, and with major projects over a billion US dollars in construction value.

Mr. Baylis holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California at Davis.

David J. Bronczek

President and Chief Executive Officer, FedEx Express 

Mr. David J. Bronczek is President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Express, the world's largest express transportation company. He assumed his current position in February 2000 after serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the company. He also serves on the Strategic Management Committee of FedEx Corporation. Mr. Bronczek joined FedEx in 1976 and held positions in operations and sales before being named a managing director of operations in 1983. Mr. Bronczek moved into international operations in 1987 when he was promoted to Vice President and General Manager for Canada. In March 1993, he was named Senior Vice President of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Under his leadership, FedEx Express expanded service and strengthened its core network in the region, while EMEA contributed to a profitable international business.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Bronczek graduated from Kent State University. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the International Air Transport Association; and effective June 2010 is serving as Chairman for IATA; Board member, Air Transport Association (ATA); a member of the Board of Directors for International Paper; Vice Chairman for the Board of Visitors of the University of Memphis; a member of the Board of Governors for National Safe Kids Campaign and has recently served on the Honors Advisory Board for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also a member of Memphis Tomorrow.

Wesley Bush

Chief Executive Officer and President, Northrop Grumman 

Wes Bush is chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Northrop Grumman Corporation, a leader in global security.Bush assumed the role of chairman in July 2011. He was named chief executive officer and president in January 2010, and elected to the company’s Board of Directors in 2009.

Bush previously served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the company. Before that, he served as the Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and, earlier, as the President of the company's Space Technology sector. Prior to the acquisition of TRW by Northrop Grumman, he had served since 2001 as President and chief executive officer for TRW's UK-based global Aeronautical Systems..
Bush joined TRW in 1987 as a systems engineer, and served in engineering, program management and business development roles in TRW's Space & Electronics business. Prior to joining TRW, he held engineering positions with both the Aerospace Corporation and Comsat Labs.

Bush earned a Bachelors Degree and a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also completed the Executive Management Program at the University of California, Los Angeles'. Bush serves on boards of several non-profit organizations, including the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Conservation International, and the Business-Higher Education Forum. In 2008, he was appointed to serve on the National Infrastructure Advisory Council.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems,, products and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide.

Albert J. Edmonds

Chief Executive Officer, Logistics Applications, Inc. 

Lieutenant General Albert J. "Al" Edmonds, USAF, Retired, serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Edmonds Enterprise Services, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Logistics Applications, Inc. General Edmonds retired as President of U.S. Government Accounts for Electronic Data Systems' Operations Solutions business line in 2004.

General Edmonds was Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) when he retired from the Air Force. He also served as manager of National Communications Systems (NCS) and directed the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC).

General Edmonds earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Morris Brown College and a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology from Hampton University. He is a distinguished graduate of the Air War College and completed the National Security Program at Harvard University. In 1990, General Edmonds received an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Morris Brown College.

Gilbert G. Gallegos

Chief of Police (Retired), City of Albuquerque, New Mexico 

The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico appointed Mr. Gilbert G. Gallegos Police Chief on December 1, 2001. He retired March 30, 2005. Prior to this appointment, he served as Region I Drug Enforcement Coordinator, responsible for coordinating drug enforcement efforts in cooperation with Federal, State, and local agencies in New Mexico.

Mr. Gallegos brings over 40 years of progressive responsibility in law enforcement, beginning with the Albuquerque Police Department in December 1964. Mr. Gallegos is a native of Albuquerque.

Glenn S. Gerstell

Managing Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley, & McCloy LLP 

Mr. Gerstell heads Milbank's global communications practice and has been active in the firm's international infrastructure financing group for more than 30 years, having participated in the development of airports, toll roads, power plants, submarine communications cables and telecommunications systems around the world. A partner since 1985, he previously served as Managing Partner in the firm's Hong Kong and Singapore offices.

From 2001 to 2007, by appointment of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, Mr. Gerstell served two terms as the chair of the board of directors of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, the federally-chartered water utility for the national capital region. He also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law for several years at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

He holds a B.A. from New York University and a J.D. from Columbia University Law School.

David J. Grain

Founder and Managing Partner, Grain Management

David J. Grain is the Founder and Managing Partner of Grain Management, LLC, a private equity firm that invests in the telecommunications sector, primarily focused on Federal and state government wireless systems. Prior to forming Grain Management, Mr. Grain served as President of Global Signal (formerly NYSE listed GSL). Prior to forming Grain Management, Mr. Grain served as President of Global Signal Inc. (formerly NYSE listed GSL). Mr. Grain led Global Signal from bankruptcy through its successful operational turnaround. In June 2004 Global Signal was listed on the New York Stock Exchange through an Initial Public Offering. Mr. Grain grew Global Signal into one of the largest independent wireless communications tower companies in North America with a leading presence in the Southeastern United States. In January 2007 Crown Castle International (NYSE - CCI) acquired Global Signal for $5.7 billion.

Mr. Grain served as Senior Vice President of AT&T Broadband's New England Region, the third-largest cable television cluster in the United States. During his tenure at AT&T, Mr. Grain was selected by the Boston Business Journal as one of Boston’s Top 40 Leaders under 40 years old. In May of 2002, Mr. Grain also received one of the Ten Outstanding Young Leaders Awards (TOYL) from the Boston Jaycees. Among his many civic activities while in New England, Mr. Grain was named by the Treasurer of Massachusetts to the State’s Pension Reserves Investment Management (PRIM) Board overseeing the State’s $40 billion employee pension fund. Mr. Grain was subsequently named to the PRIM Investment Committee where he served as Chairman.

Prior to leading AT&T Broadband’s New England Region, Mr. Grain spent more than a decade in the financial services industry and was an Executive Director in the High Yield Finance Department at Morgan Stanley in New York where he focused primarily on telecommunications, media and technology companies.

He currently serves as Chairman of the oversight committee of the State of Florida’s pension assets, the Investment Advisory Council for the Florida State Board of Administration.

Mr. Grain holds a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross where he is on the Board of Trustees and an M.B.A. from The Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College where he has previously served on the M.B.A. Advisory Board.

Margaret E. Grayson

President, Grayson & Associates 

Ms. Grayson has focused much of her career on finance, policy, regulatory compliance and risk management of technology companies and Federal, State, local and tribal government entities. She began her career with Honeywell Aerospace and Defense in 1980 as Manager of General Accounting.

Expanding her work in the field of finance and accounting for technology innovation companies, she joined Spacehab, Inc. in the mid 90's. Spacehab was formed as a public-private partnership. Sponsored by NASA, the International Space Station, contributing nations, and private sector investors, it functioned as a proof of concept for enabling government and private sector pharmaceutical and research organizations to perform microgravity research projects on board the space shuttle and the international space station.

She joined V-ONE Corporation in 1999 and became President, CEO, and Director of V-One Corporation in 2000. V-One Corporation was a pioneer in the design and development of application layer security software products for Federal, State, local and tribal governments as well as commercial entities. In her role as President and CEO, she worked closely with certain Federal agencies in the requirements and design of security products and developed significant expertise in cyber security, data integrity, and information sharing in wired, wireless, and satellite networks and design of secure data transport architectures.

In 2002, Ms. Grayson was invited to join the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, serving at the request of the President. She is an expert in cyber security and information sharing and has participated in several comprehensive studies designed to provide the President, through the Secretary of Homeland Security, with advice on the security of the critical infrastructure sectors and their information systems.

Ms. Grayson also serves on the board of directors for public and private companies and is on the Dean's Council and Advisory Board of the School of Business at the State University of New York in Buffalo.

Philip G. Heasley

President and Chief Executive Officer, ACI Worldwide 

Mr. Heasley was named President and CEO of Transaction Systems Architects in March 2005. He is a 35-year veteran of payment systems and financial services. Before joining the company, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Paypower LLC. From 2000 to 2003, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First USA Bank, the credit card subsidiary of Bank One.

Prior to joining First USA, Mr. Heasley spent 13 years in executive positions at U.S. Bancorp, including six years as Vice Chairman and the last two years as President and Chief Operating Officer. Before joining U.S. Bancorp, Mr. Heasley spent 13 years at Citicorp, including three years as President and COO of Diners Club, Inc.

Mr. Heasley served as Chairman of the Board of Visa USA from 1996 until November 2003 and was a member of the Board of Visa International during the same period. Mr. Heasley also serves or has served as a director of Lender Processing Services, Inc., Tier Technologies, Inc., Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Ohio Casualty Corporation, Fair Isaac Corporation, Kintera Inc., The Schwan Food Company, Inc., and Public Radio International. Mr. Heasley holds a Bachelor of Arts from Marist College and a Masters of Business Administration from Bernard Baruch Graduate School of Business.

Raymond W. Kelly

Police Commissioner, City of New York 

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg appointed Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly as Police Commissioner of the City of New York in 2002. He previously served as Commissioner from 1992 to 1994.

Commissioner Kelly formerly served as Senior Managing Director for Global Corporate Security at Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Before that, he served as Commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service. From 1996 to 1998, Commissioner Kelly was the Under Secretary for Enforcement at the U.S. Treasury Department. Commissioner Kelly spent 31 years in the New York City Police Department, serving in 25 different commands before being named Police Commissioner in 1992.

Commissioner Kelly is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War and retired as a Colonel from the Marine Corps Reserves after 30 years of service. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Manhattan College, a Juris Doctor from St. John's University School of Law, a Master of Law degree from the New York University Graduate School of Law, and a Master of Public Administration degree from Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government.

David Kepler

Executive Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer, Chief Information Officer, Dow Chemical 

D. E. (Dave) Kepler is Executive Vice President, Business Services, Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for The Dow Chemical Company. He is a member of Dow's Executive Leadership Committee, which is responsible for its corporate strategy and financial performance. He also has oversight responsibilities for Dow's Canadian region. In his Business Services leadership capacity, Kepler has global responsibility for functions including Customer Service, Information Systems, Purchasing; Supply Chain, Work Process Improvement, and Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S).

As CSO, Kepler is responsible for guiding the sustainable business development of the company and is charged with leading the company's commitment to Set the Standard for Sustainability, including achieving the company's aggressive 2015 Sustainability Goals. He is a member of Dow's Sustainability Committee. In addition, Kepler chairs the Sustainability External Advisory Council (SEAC), an organization formed to provide an outside-in perspective on sustainability to Dow.

Mr. Kepler is a member of the board of directors of the Teradata Corporation and serves on the Board of Directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He is an Executive committee member of the board of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and serves as a trustee of the University of California, Berkeley Foundation. Kepler is also a board member of Dorinco Reinsurance Company and Liana Limited, both Dow affiliated companies. He is a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. At Dow's headquarters in Midland, Michigan, he continues to be active in the United Way of Midland County and currently chairs the Alexis de Tocqueville Society.

Donald R. Knauss

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, The Clorox Company 

Donald R. “Don” Knauss joined the Clorox Company as chairman and chief executive officer in October 2006. As CEO, he has overall responsibility for directing the company’s worldwide business, which generated revenues of $5.2 billion in fiscal year 2011.

Prior to joining Clorox, Knauss spent 12 years with The Coca-Cola Company. He joined the company in 1994 as senior vice president of marketing The Minutes Maid Company, and, in 1996, was promoted to senior vice president and general manager for Minute Maid’s U.S. retail operations. Beginning in 1988, Knauss served nearly two years managing Coca-Cola's businesses in ten countries of Southern Africa. In 2000, he was named president and chief executive officer of The Minute Maid Company. He became president and chief operating officer of Coca-Cola North America in 2004.

Mr. Knauss previously held a variety of positions in marketing and sales with the Frito-Lay and Tropicana divisions of PepsiCo, Inc. He began his business career as a brand manager in the paper products division at Procter & Gamble. Prior to that, he served as an officer of the United States Marine Corps.

A native of Highland, Ind., Knauss holds a bachelor's degree in history from Indiana University. He serves on the Boards of Directors for the Kellogg Company and URS Corporation; Indiana University, Dean’s Advisory Board, College of Arts & Sciences; University of San Diego, Board of Trustees; Morehouse College, Board of Trustees; and Marine Corp University Foundation, Board of Trustees.

Knauss has a long-standing commitment to promoting workplace equality and embracing diversity. In 2006, he received The Jackie Robinson Foundation's ROBIE Award for industry achievement. The ROBIE Award is the foundation's highest tribute to an individual who has promoted and expanded opportunities for minorities in the corporate world.

One of Don’s personal passions is promoting education. In 2007, Don and his wife Ellie launched and personally funded the Knauss Scholars Program. This annual program provided 15 children of Clorox employees as much as $10,000 each – $2,500 per year for a four-year program – to be applied toward accredited colleges and universities, as well as vocational and technical schools.

Mr. Knauss holds a B.A. from Indiana University.

Constance H. Lau

President and Chief Executive Officer, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI) 

Constance H. Lau currently serves as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer for Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI). She also serves as Chairman of the Board of its two principal subsidiaries, Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO), the electric utility which serves 95% of the state of Hawaii, and American Savings Bank (ASB), Hawaii's third largest bank.

Over her 26 years with HEI, Ms. Lau has held many director and officer positions with the HEI companies, including President and Chief Executive Officer of American Savings Bank from 2001 to 2006. Ms. Lau serves as a board member of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., the Associated Electrical & Gas Insurance Services, Ltd., the Electric Power Research Institute, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's newly-formed Twelfth District Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council. She is also a trustee or director of Punahou School, the Hawaii Business Roundtable and the Consuelo Zobel Alger Foundation.

Ms. Lau began her career as a corporate attorney in San Francisco and has been involved in finance, law, real estate development, investments and international business. She holds a B.S. from Yale University, a J.D. from the University of California's Hastings College of Law and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.

James B. Nicholson

President and Chief Executive Officer, PVS Chemicals, Inc. 

Mr. James B. Nicholson serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of PVS Chemicals, Inc., a privately held chemical manufacturing and distribution company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. Before joining PVS in 1972, Mr. Nicholson held positions with First National Bank of Chicago in London, England and Dublin, Ireland.

Mr. Nicholson also serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Amerisure Companies. Additionally, he is a member of the Boards of the Private Bank and Cooper Natural Resources. He is the former chairman of LaSalle Bank Midwest, N.A. and the Handleman Company.

Mr. Nicholson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Stanford University, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago, and a Master of Science degree in Economics from the London School of Economics.

Thomas E. Noonan

Chairman, President, and CEO, JouleX, Inc. 

Tom Noonan is Chairman and CEO of JouleX, an innovative energy management company that that is pioneering a new approach to energy conservation across the IT infrastructure. He is also a founding partner of TechOperators LLC, a technology investment firm comprised of partners who are proven operators. Noonan is the former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Internet Security Systems, Inc., which was recently acquired by IBM. Under Noonan’s leadership, ISS revenue soared from startup in 1995 to nearly $400 million dollars in its first decade.

Noonan holds a mechanical engineering degree from Georgia Tech and a business degree from Harvard University. He serves on the White House National Infrastructure Advisory Council and the board of directors for Woodruff Arts Center, Georgia Tech Foundation, and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. He is also an active philanthropist through the work of the Thomas E. Noonan Family foundation which supports education, environmental and healthcare causes locally and nationally.

Gregory Peters

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, News Distribution Network, Inc. 

Greg Peters is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of News Distribution Network, Inc. (NDN). NDN's centralized, multimedia-serving platform enables the broad distribution of news, business, finance, entertainment and sports content for the online newspaper, magazine and radio markets. NDN's platform eliminates significant infrastructure and operating costs while enabling revenue growth. NDN’s partners include Reuters, CBS, ABC, ESPN, Bloomberg, Comcast (E! Entertainment), TV Guide, Westwood One, Hearst, Tribune, Cox, Gatehouse Media, Weather Channel, Meredith, U.S. News, Boston Globe, Washington Post, Philadelphia Enquirer, Cumulus Media, Travel Channel, Advance Internet, Chicago Sun-Times Group, and others. Mr. Peters brings 23 years of experience in the technology community and international business expertise to his latest venture.

Mr. Peters was appointed by President George W. Bush to the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC), a White House Committee, in 2004. The NIAC advises the President on national security issues related to cyber security and protection of our national infrastructure. The NIAC works closely with the Department of Homeland Security and White House security and intelligence advisors. Mr. Peters' appointment continues under President Barack Obama, as he serves at the discretion of the sitting President.

Mr. Peters served as the President, CEO, and Board Member of Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ: INAP) from 2002 to 2005. In this role he directed a restructuring effort, which resulted in achieving positive cash flow, sustained annual revenue growth, a 22x market cap increase, a doubling of customers and a tripling of gross margins.

Previously, Mr. Peters was Founder, President, CEO and Board Member of Mahi Networks where he built and managed the company from inception to market delivery. In the 1990s, Mr. Peters was Vice President of International Operations for Advanced Fibre Communications (NASDAQ: TLAB)) and Adtran (NASDAQ: ADTN), where he led global expansion to over 40 countries.

For nearly a decade, he held increasingly senior positions at AT&T Network Systems, the last being Managing Director of the Middle East and Africa, headquartered in Cairo, Egypt. Mr. Peters conducted business for AT&T in over 60 countries and was responsible for directing the telecommunications recovery and reconstruction efforts in the Persian Gulf Region during and after the Gulf War. To date, Mr. Peters has conducted business in 84 countries.

Mr. Peters has served on the alumni board of the Terry School of Business at the University of Georgia, the Technology Association of Georgia Board, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Board, and the Advisory Board of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce as well as the boards of several growth stage companies.

Mr. Peters earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting from the University of Georgia and a Master of Business Administration in International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management, Thunderbird Campus, in Glendale, Arizona. Mr. Peters has continued his educational efforts in executive programs at Harvard, Stanford and Columbia Universities.

Mr. Peters has lectured on International Business, Technology, & Entrepreneurship at Thunderbird and Sonoma State University and is currently a visiting lecturer at the University of Georgia Terry School of Business MBA program and various undergraduate programs. Mr. Peters also mentors development stage companies at the Advanced Technology Development Center at Georgia Tech.

James A. Reid

President, Eastern Division, CB Richard Ellis 

Jim Reid is President of CB Richard Ellis' U.S. Eastern Division, with oversight of all CBRE lines of business operating within this area. The Eastern Division includes over 60 offices in key markets such as Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Philadelphia and Washington, DC. The Division represents one of CB Richard Ellis' largest operating divisions with annual revenues exceeding $1 billion.

In 2001 and 2002, Mr. Reid was Chairman, EMEA Division, for CB Richard Ellis' operations across Europe, Middle East and Africa. At the time, the EMEA Division was an approximate $170 million business with 1200 employees located in 21 countries with services including property sales and leasing, property management, corporate services, valuation, investment management, research and consulting.

From 1998 through 2000, Mr. Reid was Executive Managing Director, Investment Properties for the EMEA Division. In this capacity, Mr. Reid directed an organization of approximately 60 investment acquisition and sales professionals. This team completed approximately $5 billion in investment transactions in 2000.

From 1993 through 1997, Mr. Reid was Senior Vice President and Regional Manager-Investment Properties for the northeastern United States (including the key markets of New York, Boston and Washington DC). Earlier in his career, Mr. Reid held leadership positions at Cushman & Wakefield, Jones Lang Wootton, and Charles E Smith Companies, a major Washington, DC area developer and owner.

Mr. Reid received his Bachelor of Science - Commerce from the University of Virginia and his Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Business School.

Bruce Rohde

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Emeritus, ConAgra Foods, Inc. 

Mr. Bruce Rohde serves as Chairman of Romar Capital Group and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Emeritus of ConAgra Foods, Inc. He became ConAgra Foods' President and Vice Chairman in 1996. He was named Chief Executive Officer in 1997 and Chairman in 1998. He retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for ConAgra in October 2005 and became the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Emeritus.

Mr. Rohde is a member of the Board of Directors of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Creighton University, and current Vice-Chairman and past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Strategic Air and Space Museum. He is a member of Harvard's Private and Public, Scientific, Academic, and Consumer Food Policy Committee (PAPSAC), and the STRATCOM Consultation Committee. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA).

Mr. Rohde received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Creighton University in 1971. He earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Creighton School of Law in 1973. He also holds a Certified Public Accountant certificate.

Dr. Beverly Scott

General Manager/CEO Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) 

Beverly A. Scott is the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. She was appointed to this position in 2007, becoming the first female Chief Executive Officer of MARTA.

Prior to her current position, she served as General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of the Sacramento Regional Transit District. Prior to that, she served as the General Manager of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, one of four statewide public transit systems in the United States.

Ms. Scott has also held senior-level positions with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New Jersey Transit Corporation, the Washington Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Ms. Scott began her career with the Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority.

Ms. Scott holds a B.A. from Fisk University and a Ph.D. from Howard University.

Michael J. Wallace

Former Vice Chairman and COO, Constellation Energy 

Mr. Michael "Mike" J. Wallace retired in April, 2011as Vice Chairman and COO of Constellation Energy and Chairman of Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, which includes nuclear generation of 3,869 megawatts, three sites, and five units in two states. In addition, in his capacity as COO, Mr. Wallace had direct responsibility for several different business groups including the wholly owned subsidiary, Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), and the company security organization; moreover, he had responsibility for a number of corporate wide operational activities from 2008 until retirement.

Prior to joining Constellation Energy Group, Mr. Wallace was Managing Director of Barrington Energy Partners, LLC, a strategic consulting firm specializing in energy industry transactions and advisory services. He co-founded the firm in 1998 and has advised energy company executives on mergers and acquisitions, transaction financing, and market and investment opportunities.

Before joining Barrington Energy, Mr. Wallace had more than 25 years of senior executive and utility operations experience. From 1993 to 1999, he was Senior Vice President with Unicom/ComEd of Illinois, a $7 billion utility serving 3.4 million customers. He was also ComEd's Chief Nuclear Officer, responsible for the operation of the company's 12 nuclear generating units at six power plant sites.

Mr. Wallace began with Unicom/ComEd in 1974 as a principal engineer, managing various responsibilities associated with the design, procurement, and construction of power plants. He became Plant Manager in 1979, then Executive and Manager in 1982, and Vice President in 1990. In his tenure he had responsibility for the completion of the Braidwood and Byron Nuclear Stations of Commonwealth Edison.

Mr. Wallace has a Bachelor's in Science in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago, with a specialization in finance. He also served as a naval officer in the U.S. Navy nuclear submarine force.

In recent years he held positions as Chairman of the Nuclear Energy Institute's (NEI) Security Working Group, Chairman of the Nuclear Sector Coordinating Council under the Department of Homeland Security's National Infrastructure Protection Plan, has served as Chairman of the Partnership for Critical Infrastructure Security (PCIS), Member of NEI's New Plant Oversight Steering Committee, Director of Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited (NEIL), and Chairman of UniStar Nuclear Energy.

Since June, 2011 Mr. Wallace has served as a Senior Advisor for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and co-chairman of the Commission of Nuclear Energy in the U.S.

Greg Wells

Senior Vice President-Operations, Southwest Airlines Corporation 

Greg oversees the Ground Operations Department, including Cargo Management and Airport Performance Improvement; the Inflight & Provisioning Department; the Flight Dispatch Department; the Operations Coordination Center; Central Pubs; and Ontime Performance Initiatives.

Mr. Wells has been with Southwest Airlines for over 25 years and has a broad background of operational experience. He has held the positions of Vice President of Safety, Security, and Flight Dispatch; Vice President of Ground Operations; and Sr. Vice President of Ground Operations.

Greg also sits on the Southwest Airlines Executive Planning and Senior Management Committees, the Airlines Operations Committee, and is the company’s Emergency Director.