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Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors provides strategic direction and oversight for the organization.

James M. Shannon

James M. Shannon
Chairman of the Board
of Directors
Year elected: 2009
Bio

Frank J. Coyne

Frank J. Coyne
Retired Chairman
Verisk Analytics
Year elected: 2009
Bio

James P. Dollive

James P. Dollive
Former Executive VP and CFO
The Schwan Food Co.
Year elected: 2008
Bio

Marla C. Gottschalk

Marla C. Gottschalk
Former CEO
Pampered Chef Ltd.
Year elected: 2009
Bio

Friedrich Hecker

Friedrich Hecker
Former Chief Executive
Officer (CEO)
ROSEN Group
Year elected: 2013
Bio

Charles Hooper

Charles Hooper
Retired Lieutenant General
U.S. Army
Year elected: 2021
Bio

Kevin Kennedy

Kevin Kennedy
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Quanergy Systems
Year elected: 2020
Bio

Lisa M. Lambert

Lisa M. Lambert
Chief Technical and
Innovation Officer of
National Grid and founder
and president of National
Grid Partners
Year elected: 2021
Bio

Jennifer Scanlon

Jennifer Scanlon
President and CEO
UL Solutions
Year elected: 2019
Bio

Sally Susman

Sally Susman
Pfizer Chief Corporate
Affairs Officer, International
Rescue Committee Co-Chair
and Council on Foreign
Relations member
Year elected: 2022
Bio

Michael Thaman

Michael Thaman
Former CEO and
Executive Chairman
of the Board of
Owens Corning
Year elected: 2021
Bio

Elisabeth Torstad

Elisabeth Tørstad
Chief Executive Officer
Asplan Viak AS
Year elected: 2023
Bio

George Williams

George A. Williams
President and Chief Executive Officer
PMI Energy Solutions, LLC
Year elected: 2023
Bio