Board Members
Nicholas Akins
Former Executive Chair, American Electric Power
Principal Occupation
Former Executive Chair, American Electric Power
Prior experience
Executive Chair, American Electric Power
2023
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (2014-2022) and President (2011-2022), American Electric Power
2014 - 2022
Executive Vice President of Generation, American Electric Power
2006 - 2010
President and Chief Operating Officer, Southwestern Electric Power Company
2004 - 2006
Various leadership roles at Central and South West Corporation and its subsidiary companies which merged with AEP in 2000
2000
Current public company boards
- GE Vernova
- DTE Energy
- Fifth Third Bancorp
Past public company boards
- American Electric Power (Executive Chair)
Education
- BS, Louisiana Tech University
- MS, Louisiana Tech University
Committees
- Nominating and Governance, Chair
- Safety and Susatainability